354 Narrative of the Travels of Khwajah Ah/mud Shah. [No. 4. 



arrived within the reign of Mahomed Alii Khan, the late Khan, 

 about fifteen years ago. The former departed and took the route 

 by Kussia, while the latter returned to Bokhara. I now took my 

 leave of Kokan and started for Bokhara, the first stage was, 1st, 

 Berharuk ; 2nd, Mharrum ; 3rd, Khojund, a town situated on the 

 river Syr, having good bazars and many mosques ; here also I 

 enquired after Mr. Wyburd without success. 4th, Eibat, (a fort ;) 

 5th, Arra Suppah, which is situated in a hollow on both sides of a 

 stream ; the Mullick of the place has his house on an adjacent 

 eminence. This place is on the boundary between Bokhara and 

 Kokan, paying tribute to neither, though nominally subject to 

 Kokan. We had passports from the Khan of Kokan to take us as 

 far as this, after which we proceeded without any. 6th, Ijour in the 

 Bokhara territory. 7th, Kirghizwad. 8th, Jeezukh, a small town of 

 which Kunnatshue is the present ruler. Travellers are stopped here, 

 their baggage examined, and intimation of their arrival sent express 

 to the Khan of Bokhara. 9th, Boolak Tash. 10th, Peshkobrook (five 

 bridges). 11th, Samurkund, a large town situated on a stream of the 

 same name, a tributary of the Oxus. This was the capital of Timour 

 Shah Koorghanee, in whose time there was a pucka bridge across 

 the river, the remains of which now exist ; there is a tablet upon it 

 bearing date 986 Hegira. It contains many fine old mosques and 

 has numerous seraies and schools, the king of Bokhara makes this 

 his summer residence. Erom Samurkund there are good roads to 

 Tashkund and Shuhrasulz, the former distant fifteen days' march 

 and the latter some five or six. The people of the country are 

 generally pleased with their rulers and happy under their rule; 

 there is little or no oppression. Not being able to learn or hear 

 any thing of Mr. Wyburd here, 1 proceeded on my journey. 

 12th, Dhola, "^ The road runs through a well cultivated 



13th, Kutta Koorghan, i district, producing wheat and grain of all 

 14th, Koosh-house, \- sorts, and irrigated by canals from the 



15th, Ak Chali, | river ; seventeen marches from Kokan to 



16th, Boyi, J Bokhara. 



On the 1st of May I arrived at Bokhara, and put up in Muhulla 

 Kasigram (potters) for a period of one month. I continued making 

 enquiries in every direction regarding the fate of Mr. Wyburd. I 



