Illustrations xiii 



"THE GLORY OF DOMINION" 158 



THE KHIABAN, MESHED .... .164 



A MESHED GATEWAY . . . . . . .164 



PILGRIMS CROSSING HILLS TO MESHED . . . .166 



IN THE KARA-DAGH RANGE 168 



KURDISH ENCAMPMENT .... .178 



PALACE OP 1LKHANI, BUJNURD 178 



THE KURDISH ESCORT . . . . . . .181 



KURD SHIKARI AND RAM's HEAD 181 



KURDS WITH THEIR HUMAN TROPHIES . . . .195 



THE BUJNURD SHEEP 206 



ROYAL, SHOT BY CAPTAIN DANKES .... 210 



THE STAG COUNTRY 210 



CALLING STAG WITH THE GAOKAL . . . .230 



THE JOINT BAG ........ 236 



KURD SHIKARIS - 236 



THE HYRCAN TIGER . . . . . . .251 



REED-BEDS IN GURGAN VALLEY . . . . .253 



TURKOMAN OBAHS 253 



SHEEP-SHEARING . . . . . . . .254 



INTERIOR OF AILICHIK 254 



ON THE STEPPE ........ 258 



CARPET DEALING ....... 258 



TURKOMAN HORSE 260 



GUNBAZ-I-KABUS . . . . . .264 



MOSQUE NEAR ASTRABAD ...... 264 



