Dardistan in 1866, 1886 and 1893 / Being an account of the history, religions, customs, legends, fables, and songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial), Dasin, Chitral, Hunsa, Nagyr, and other parts of the Hindukush, as also a supplement to the second edition of the Hunza and Nagyr handbook and an epitome of part III of the author's "The languages and races of Dardistan"
Being An Account of the History, Religions, Customs, Legends, Fables and Songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial) Yasin, Chitral, Hunza, Nagyr and other parts of the Hindukush ,
AS ALSO A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION OF THE HUNZA AND NAGYR HANDBOOK
And An Epitome of PART III OF THE AUTHOR’S “THE LANGUAGES AND RACES OF DARDISTAN”
By G. W. LEITNER M.A., PH.D., LL.D., D.O.L., ETC.
( With appendices on recent events, a map and numerous illustrations )
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MAP OF DARDISTAN AND THE PAMIRS
E. G. Ravenstein G. Philip & Son
Now Kaspapyros or Kaspapuros is evidently Kashmir or “ Kasyapapura ,” the town of Kasyapa , the founder of Kashmir, and to the present day one may talk indifferently of the town of Kashmir, or of the country of Kashmir , when mentioning that name, so that there is no necessity to seek for the town of Srinagar when discussing the term Kaspatyrus, or, if corrected, Kaspapuros, of Herodotus.
G. W. Leitner
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CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
A NOTE ON CLASSICAL ALLUSIONS TO THE DARDS AND TO GREEK INFLUENCE ON INDIA.
The Dards.
Influence of Greece on Asia in General and India in Particular.
B.—“Barai,” “Peris,” “Fairies.”
C.—Dayall = Wizards and Witches.
D.—Historical Legend of the Origin of Gilgit.
A. RIDDLES.
B. PROVERBS.
C. FABLES.
7. MODERN ASTORI SONG.
8. GURAIZI SONGS.
9. PRAISE OF THE CONQUEROR SHEIR SHAH ALI SHAH.
CHILASI SONGS.
10. CHILASI.
12. THE TRANSITORINESS OF THIS WORLD.
A. AMUSEMENTS.
B. BEVERAGES.
C. BIRTH CEREMONIES.
D. MARRIAGE.
E. FUNERALS.
F. HOLIDAYS.
G. THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF THE DARDS.
H. FORMS OF GOVERNMENT AMONG THE DARDS.
I. HABITATIONS.
J. DIVISIONS OF THE DARD RACES.
K. CASTES.
1.—A BEAR PLAYS WITH A CORPSE.
2.—A BEAR MOURNS A GIRL.
3.—ORIGIN OF BEARS.
4.—THE BEAR AND THE ONE-EYED MAN.
5.—WEDDING FESTIVAL AMONG BEARS.
6.—THE FLYING PORCUPINE.
7.—A FIGHT BETWEEN WOLVES AND A BEAR WHO WANTED TO DIG THEIR GRAVE.
GENEALOGIES AND HISTORY OF DARDISTAN.
Introduction. (Juin, 1893.)
Routes to Chilás.
I. STRUGGLES FOR THE CONQUEST OF CHILAS.
II.—WAR WITH GOUHAR AMAN FOR THE POSSESSION OF GILGIT.
III.—WAR ON YASIN AND THE MASSACRE OF ITS INHABITANTS. [1860]
IV.—WAR WITH NAGYR AND HUNZA. [1864]
V.—WAR WITH DAREYL [YAGHISTAN] 1866.
PRESENT STATE OF MIR VALI.
MULK AMAN.
APPENDICES.
V.—ANTHROPOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON DARDS AND KAFIRS IN DR. LEITNER’S SERVICE.
ROUGH ACCOUNTS OF ITINERARIES THROUGH THE HINDUKUSH AND TO CENTRAL ASIA.
APPENDIX VII.
FOOTNOTES
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