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MAP OF DARDISTAN AND THE PAMIRS
E. G. Ravenstein G. Philip & Son
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| [A Map of Dardistan and of the Pamirs] | |
| [Introduction.] A Note on Classical Allusions to the Dards and to Greek Influence in India (4 pages) | |
| [Legends, Songs, Customs, and History, of Dardistan] (with Illustrations) | |
| A. Demons—Yatsh | [1] |
| B. Fairies—Barái | [6] |
| C. Wizards and Witches—Dayáll | [7] |
| D. Historical Legend of the Origin of Gilgit | [9] |
| The Feast of Firs and Songs | [14] |
| Bujóni—Riddles, Proverbs, and Fables | [17] |
| Songs—(Gilgiti, Astóri, Guraizi, and Chilási) | [22] |
| [Manners and Customs:] | |
| (a) Amusements (Polo, Dances, etc.) | [33] |
| (b) Beverages (beer, wine) | [38] |
| (c) Birth Ceremonies | [41] |
| (d) Marriage Ceremonies (Song to the Bride) | [42] |
| (e) Funerals | [46] |
| (f) Holidays | [48] |
| (g) The Religious Ideas of the Dards | [49] |
| (h) Form of Government among the Dards | [53] |
| (i) Habitations | [57] |
| (j) Divisions of the Dard race | [58] |
| (k) Castes | [62] |
| Legends regarding Animals, and note thereon | [64] |
| [Genealogies and History of Dardistan (pages 67 to 111)] | [67] |
| Rough Chronological Sketch from 1800 to 1872 | [70] |
| Note on Events since 1872, and in 1891 and 1892 | [75] |
| Introduction to “The Dard Wars with Kashmîr” | [77] |
| Routes to Chilás | [79] |
| I. Struggles for the Conquest of Chilás | [80] |
| II. Wars for the possession of Gilgit | [88] |
| III. Wars on Yasin, and the massacre of its inhabitants | [95] |
| IV. War with Nagyr and Hunza (1864) | [98] |
| V. War with Dareyl (Yaghistán) (1866) | [101] |
| Mir Wali and Mulk Aman (with a note on the murder of Hayward) | [104] |
| Account of Kashmîr atrocities | [106] |
| Remarks on Dardistan in 1893 | [108] |
| Treaty of the British Government with Kashmîr | [110] |
| Note on the Hunza-Nagyr Genealogy | [111] |
| [Appendices:] | |
| I. Hunza, Nagyr, and the Pamir Regions. (With an Autograph Letter of the Tham of Nagyr, and other Illustrations) | [24 pages] |
| II. Notes on Recent Events in Chilás and Chitrál, with a photograph of H. H. the present Mihtar of Chitrál, Nizám-ul-Mulk, his former Yasin Council and Chitráli Musicians | [19 pages] |
| III. Fables, Legends, and Songs of Chitrál (one in musical notation), by H. H. Mihtar Nizám-ul-Mulk | [14 pages] |
| IV. Races and Languages of the Hindukush [The Kohistán, Gabriál, etc.], with a Note on Polo in Hunza-Nagyr | [18 pages] |
| V. Anthropological Observations and Measurements | [8 pages] |
| VI. Rough Itineraries in the Hindukush and to Central Asia, Routes i, ii, and iii | [12 pages] |
| VII. (a) A Secret Religion in the Hindukush and in the Lebanon | [14 pages] |
| (b) The Kelám-i-pîr and Esoteric Muhammadanism | [9 pages] |
| VIII. On the Sciences of Language and of Ethnography, with special reference to the Language and Customs of Hunza (a separate pamphlet) | [16 pages] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| Illustrations in the Text. | |
| [1.] | Map of Dardistan and of the Pamirs (abridged from Dr. Leitner’s large Map of Dardistan and a number of Native Maps and Itineraries). |
| [2.] | First Group of Dards, etc., taken in 1866. (Facing page 1.) |
| [3.] | Group of Natives from Hunza, Yasin, and Nagyr, listening to a Chitráli and a Badakhshi Musician. (Facing page 22.) |
| [4.] | A Dance at Gilgit. (Facing page 36.) |
| [5.] | Dr. Leitner’s Tibet Dog, “Chang.” (Facing page 66.) |
| [6.] | “Our Manufactured Foes:” a Tangir Student, a Nagyri Peasant, a Dareyli Herdsman, and a Hunza Fighter (the first Hunza man taken to Europe in 1886). (Facing page 76.) |
| [7.] | A Kashmir Soldier and a Balti Coolie. (Facing page 77.) |
| [8.] | Two Chilásis and a Gilgiti. (Facing page 80.) |
| Illustrations in the Appendices. | |
| Appendix I.—(Hunza-Nagyr and the Pamir Regions.) | |
| [9.] | Specimens of Burishkis of Hunza, Nagyr, and Yasin. (Facing page 1 of Appendix I.) “Hunza and Nagyri Warriors, separated by Yasinis.” |
| [10.] | Autograph Letter from the Chief (Tham) of Nagyr, Za’far Khan. (Facing page 5.) |
| [11.] | Dr. Leitner as a Bokhara Maulvi in 1866. (Facing page 17.) |
| Appendix II.—(Recent Events in Chilás and Chitrál.) | |
| [12.] | Mihtar Nizám-ul-Mulk and his Yasin Council in 1886. (Facing page 6.) |
| [13.] | Chitráli Players and the Badakhshi Poet, Taighûn Shah. (Facing page 7.) |
| Appendix IV.—(Races and Languages of the Hindukush.) | |
| [14.] | Group of Natives from Nagyr, Koláb, Chitrál, Gabriál, Badakhshan, and Hunza. (Facing page 1.) |
| [15.] | Heads of Natives from Dareyl, Gabriál, Hunza, and Nagyr. (Facing page 2.) |
| Appendix V.—(Anthropological Observations and Measurements.) | |
| [16.] | Ethnological and Anthropological Groups. (Facing page 1.) |
| [17.] | Jamshêd, the first Siah Pôsh Kafir taken to Europe (in 1872). (Facing page 4.) |
| [18.] | Comparative Table of Measurements of Dards and Kafirs. |