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sian empire ; however, a detailed and special history of this important 

 branch of the Mongol empire was required, and the work referred to, in 

 which M. de Hammer displays his vast learning, has fully supplied this 

 want. He does not only follow the History of the Golden Horde, from 

 its origin to the destruction of the empire founded by it, but he also 

 adds new and important facts on the general history of the Mongols, 

 among which the reader will certainly distinguish the description of the 

 organisation of the Mongolian court, forming the fifth book, and the 

 collection of patent letters, addressed to a considerable number of Mon- 

 golian civil and military officers. The author, who intends to prosecute 

 this subject, will soon publish a History of the Mongols in Persia, for 

 which a long time he has been collecting materials. 



Before leaving Musulman literature, I cannot omit mentioning the 

 French-Turco Dictionary by Prince Handjeri in Petersburg, which will 

 form three large volumes in 4to., and the first volume of which has 

 appeared. 



All persons, most advanced in the Turkish language, are unani- 

 mous concerning the great merits of this beautiful work, which is a 

 complete translation of the Dictionary of the French Academy. It is more 

 especially destined for Turks who are studying the French, while the 

 Franco-Turkish Dictionary, which M. Bianchi is publishing in Paris, and 

 of which the printing is nearly completed, appears especially to be des- 

 tined for European students in Turkish. 



In speaking of India, we have received the fourth volume of the Ma- 

 habharat, containing the end of the text of the Mahabharat itself, and 

 the continuation of this grand epic, known under the title of Harivansa. 

 We venture to hope, that the Asiatic Society has not relinquished the 

 purpose of completing this work by an onomastic index, to facilitate the 

 use of this immense magazine of Indian traditions.* 



The Vedas, now very imperfectly known by the Memoir of Colebrooke, 

 and the first volume of the Rigveda by Rosen, are at this time every- 

 where the object of the labours of Indian scholars. The Committee of 

 Translations have accepted the offer of Mr. Stevenson of Bombay, to 



* Such an index has been prepared. The Mahabharat is published by 

 the Asiatic Society of Bengal, with the assistance of the printing fund 

 allowed by the Government of India. ill 



