152 Ibn HuohuVs account of Khorasan. [No. 2. 



Ibn HuolcuVs account q/" Khokasan, — translated by Major W. 

 Akdebson, Bengal Art 



KHORASAN 



Is the nanie of a large country divided into districts. On the East 

 it is bounded by Seestan and India, I have already given in my map of 

 Seestan those portions of Grhoor which are near and belong to Seestan, 

 but the entire country is considered Indian. I have included the dis- 

 tricts of the Khuluj tribes in Cabul. While "Wakan and those 

 places to the south of Khotul are also Indian. 



To the West lie the deserts inhabited by the Goz tribes and the 

 country of Joorjan. 



To the North extends Mawarolnuhr and a portion of the Tork king- 

 dom south of Khotul. 



To the South are situated the desert of Pars and Koomis. 



But I have added Koomis to the map ofDuelum, Joorjan, Teberes- 

 tan, Rue, and Kuzween, and of them formed a separate division. 



I have included Khotul with Mawarolnuhr, as lying between the 

 "Wukhshab and Khurab, and also Kharism, because it is beyond the 

 river and its capital nearer to Bokhara than to Khorasan. 



This country to the east is enclosed by a line sweeping along the 

 desert of Ears and Herat and Grhoor, to Grhuznee ; joined by a line 

 from Koomis to Eurawuh making nearly a square. Thence, along 

 the confines of Joorjan and the Caspian to Kharism, embracing the 

 inhabited places. 



In the various aggregations and divisions of Khorasan the chief 

 places are, Neeshapoor, Merv, Herat, Bulk. 



The minor subdivisions are, Koohistan, Toos, Nesa, Abeewurd, 

 Surukhs, Esfezar, Pooshung, Badghues, Grunj — Rostak, Mervrood, 

 Joozjan, Bameeyan, Tokharestan, Zum, Amol. Kharism I will 

 describe with Mawarolnuhr, as its capital is beyond the river, and 

 nearer to that country than to Persian Khorasan. 



I have not separated Neeshapoor, but have detailed under it all 

 the various subdivisions, at the same time I have separated Tokha- 

 restan from Bulkh, as, although commonly joined in name, their 

 description and revenue accounts are kept separate. 



