54 Verification of the Itinerary of Hwan Thsang [July, 



(This must be some place on the Ghori river between Baghalan and 

 Kunduz. The Chinese syallables appear to represent some name like 

 Khosta, but as we possess no detailed maps of this part of the country 

 it is almost impossible to identify this place, as well as several others 

 mentioned by Hwan Thsang.) 



Thence to the N. W. over hills and through vallies, and past several 

 towns, to 



No. 122. — Hu-o, formerly belonging to the Tochari. Without a 

 king, being tributary to the Turks. (This is most probably Khulm.) 



Towards the E. at 100 li (17 miles) is 



No. 123. — Meng-kian, formerly belonging to the Tochari. With- 

 out a king, being tributary to the Turks. (The bearing and distance 

 point to the neighbourhood of Yang-Arek, near which are the ruins of 

 an ancient town, which may probably be the Meng-kia of Hwan 

 Thsang.) 



Thence to the N. is 



No. 124. — A-li-ni, formerly belonging to the Tochari. It lies upon 

 both banks of the Fa-tsu (or Oxus) and is 300 li (50 miles) in extent. 

 (This is undoubtedly the Walin of Ibn Haukal, the Urwalin of Edrisi, 

 and the Welwaleg of Ulugh Beg. According to Edrisi (1. 475) it was 

 2 days journey to the E. of Khulm, and 2 days to the W. of Telikan, 

 which agrees with the position assigned to it by Hwan Thsang. This 

 would place it about the mouth of the Kunduz river, where there still 

 exists a Fort called Kilah Zdl. Now Ibn Haukal writes the name 

 Zudlin, as well as Wdlin. It is probable therefore that Kilah Zal is the 

 identical place mentioned by all these writers. Its position on the 

 Oxus would of course secure for it the possession of land on both sides 

 of the river, as stated by Hwan Thsang.) 



Thence to the E. is 



No. 125. — Ko-lo-htj, formerly belonging to the Tochari. It stretch- 

 es to the Oxus towards the N. (I believe this to be the modern dis- 

 trict of Kunduz Proper, which is bounded to the N. by the Oxus.) 



To the E. across a chain of hills and past several districts and towns 

 at 300 li (50 miles) to 



No. 126. — Ke-li-se-mo, formerly belonging to the Tochari, 100 li 

 (17 miles) from E. to W., and 300 li (50 miles) from N. to S. (The 

 bearing and distance point to Tulikan.) 



