[179] Its name is Zerefshan, or Kohik.
[180] Ghidjduvan, the most northerly town of the Khanate on the Wafkend river.
[181] May stand for colored coat, and merely indicates the distinguishing color of the regiment.
[182] Literally, "Red feet," meaning people that go barefoot, hence the expressions, "vagabond," and "vagrant."
[183] Tchardjui (more correctly Tchihar-djui, meaning "four brooks," after four tributaries of the Oxus which are there) was at that time Persian territory, and came only to be reckoned to Bokhara after the seizure of Abdullah Khan.
[184] Name of the Shiite saint in Meshed.
[185] Consequently the left side of the river.
[186] Curious it seems that 300 years ago lions were so plentiful in those parts, while in modern times there has been no sign of them in the steppes of Turkestan.
[187] In the text called Hezarus, by mistake.
[188] Dost Mohammed Khan, or simply Dost, who was then the ruler of Kharezm, and his brother Esh-Sultan, were both sons of Budjuga Khan. Their rival to the throne was Hadjim Khan, who conquered both in turn and put them to death.