1853.] Ion HuohuVs account of Khorasan. 175 



Ukhnuf bin Kues — a celebrated Arab leader of early period, the 

 place is identified in the ]STozhut-ul-Koloob at three fursukhs from 

 Mervrood. 



Talkan lies 18 fursukhs east of Merv, yet this meanly mentioned 

 place took the entire army of Jungeez Khan seven months to 

 capture. 



Faryab stands at 40 fursukhs East of Merv on the Bulkh road. 



Joozjan is a large district between Merv-road and Bulk round 

 Muemoonuh as a centre. 



Unbar, we have a place in Ezzut Allah, and on the maps, and 

 constantly mentioned by horse-dealers, Ulmar, which may be the 

 TJnbar indicated by the text ; and the Humber of "Wyld's map. 



Tahoodeyuh, a large body of Jews are known to have accompanied 

 the armies of Seleucus, and to have been settled near Merv ; this 

 Yahoodeyuh may constitute their location. 



Gthorgestan ; it was a most difficult affair to reach the meaning 

 of this sentence, but I find it mentioned in the fourth volume of the 

 Eoozut-ul-sufa that the people of Grhorgestan called their kings, 

 Shar, even as Torks use Khan, and Hindus Eae. I can offer no 

 confirmations of my readings, except that "Wyld's map contains a 

 place called Soormeen though not quite in the position required. 



JNesa, Furawuh, are known by name but not identified. 



Kohestan. — Jonabad, is the Arabised form of Goonabad, a town 

 said to have been constructed by a son of Groodurz. It is defended 

 by a fort on an eminence? 



Tubus called Geeluk appears to be the Tubus of "Wyld's map to 

 the "West of Kaen, it is said in the Nozhut-ul-Koloob to be seven days' 

 march from Tezd, a distance which Captain Christie covered in that 

 time, and calls about 145 miles — this traveller skirted the district of 

 Kohestan, and indicates the want of water, the deserts of sand, but 

 no absolute deficiency of supplies. 



Kaen is put down as a large city of a warm climate, and very 

 fruitful, in Lat. 33° 40' ; the inhabitants are very warlike and possess- 

 ing, each man, instruments of war. 



A more modern work gives the subdivisions of Kohestan as Choon, 

 Toon, Tubus, Dushtebeyaz, Neyarjan, Moomenabad, Shakhuen, 

 Jonabad, Zeerkoh, Peeshawur, 



