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© ty range of Imaus, which, after running for a great space from 
east to west, turned suddenly to the north, and stretching far 
~ into Scythia, separated that vast region into two portions, Sey- 
 thia within, and Scythia without, Imaus. This chain forms 
thus the key to Proremy’s geography of Central Asia; and as 
my views respecting it differ very much from those hitherto 
entertained, it wine he necessary to enter into a short discus- 
sion. 
~ All modern geographers, so far as I know, have conceived 
that the Imaus must, in some shape or other, be identified 
- with the Beloor. D’Anvritr, Rennetr, Gosserin, Pincervron, 
however they may differ in other respects, seem to consider 
this as a point placed beyond all dispute. Even Major Rrn- 
nELL, while he clearly points out, that Prorrmy’s statements 
place the Imaus in a very different quarter, does not allow 
himself to suppose that those statements could be correct. 
Now I think it will appear on a very slight consideration, that 
every system which identifies the Imaus with the Beloor, is an 
entire subversion of all the descriptions and statements of 
Prorzmy. Between these two ranges he places a great nation, 
or rather class of nations, under the appellation of the Sacz. 
Yo their territory he assigns fifteen degrees of longitude ; 
_ which, upon that parallel, and making every allowance for the 
defects of his graduation, cannot be less than from five to six 
hundred 1 miles in direct length from east to west. This im- 
* mense region, which equals half the breadth of Indostan, is re- 
duced by ‘the! present system to what M. Gossexin calls one of 
the Gorges of the Beloor, a mere valley or glen between two 
of its branches. Thus, too, the Sacz are entirely severed from 
India, of which however both Protemy and Si eid describe 
them as forming the northern ee 
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