K A R 
KAR'CARA, a town of Perfia, in Segeftan ; feventy 
miles north-weft of Zareng, 
KAR'CKE, a river of Pruflia, which runs into the Ku- 
rifch Plaft’ eight miles fouth-fouth- weft of Rufs. 
ICARCO'JA, a town of Perfia, in the province of Se- 
geftan : twenty one miles north-weft of Zareng. 
KARC'ZOW, a town ofWarfaw: fixteen miles fouth- 
weft of Czerflc. 
KAR'DAMA, in Hindoo mythology, a being fome- 
times faid to have been an avatara, or incarnation, of the 
god Siva, and to have been produced by Brahma’s fhadow ; 
fometimes he is faid to be one of the Rifhis. 
KARDA'NAH, a river of Paleltine, anciently called 
Belus, which runs into the Mediterranean about eight 
miles fouth of Acre. The fand of this ri'ver has long been 
celebrated for the manufacture of glafs. 
KARD'GHA, f. The name of a fhort fword held in 
the hand of Hindoo deities of avenging character; the fa- 
crifical weapon. 
KAR'DUH, a town of Perfia, in the province of Ker¬ 
man : fifty-fix miles north of Maftih. 
KARDYGAU'T, a town of Hindooftan, in the circar 
of Sehaurunpour : ten miles north of Schaurunpour. 
KARE'AH, [Hebrew.] A man’s name. 
KAREDjUK', a town of Afiatic Turkey, in Natolia : 
twenty miles fouth-foutb-weft of Degnizlu. 
KA'REH, a town of Perfia, in Segeftan : thirty miles 
fouth of Puflieng. 
KA'REK, a town of Perfia, in the province of Larif- 
tan : forty-two miles fouth of Lar. 
KA'REK, Ga'rak, or Cha'redsch, an ifland in thePer- 
fian gulf, which was fubjeft to the Dutch for about fifteen 
years. It was vifited by Mr. Ives in 1758. He found the 
fouth part of the ifland well cultivated, with agreeable 
fields of corn, and producing plenty of efculent vegeta¬ 
bles. In the middle are very high hills abounding with a 
variety of fhells : fome fragments torn from their lides af¬ 
forded an opportunity of obferving an immenfe quantity 
of oyfters, icallop, cockle, and other, fltells. The com¬ 
mon tree here is the banian, but without thofe luxuriant 
flioots which in fome other places go downward and take 
root in the ground. The lavender-cotton is alio found 
here; and the ifland abounds with fowl of various kinds. 
Pearl-oyfters are alfo found, but at confiderable depths. 
This fettlement was founded about the year 1750 by ba¬ 
ron Kniphaufen, who, having left the Pruflian fervice on 
fome difguft, entered into that of France, afterwards went 
to the Eaft Indies, and was appointed refident to the 
Dutch faftory at Baflora. Here he became fubjeCt to the 
avarice and rapacity of the Turkifh governors ; who hav¬ 
ing got him accufed of capital crimes, he was at laft glad 
to compound with them for 50,000 rupees, the whole fum 
he was worth, befides giving directions how they might 
fqueeze 50,000 more from his fuccelfor in office (who in 
truth wilhed him turned out), and the banian who did 
the bufinefs of the Dutch faCtory, and who had likewife 
been concerned in underhand practices againft him. 
The new refident was overjoyed at his acceflion, but loft 
all patience when he found himfelf obliged to pay 50,000 
rupees to the governor as a compliment on his entering 
into a port of fo much confequence. Nor had the banian 
much better reafon to be fatisfied, being obliged to pay 
down 20,000 rupees to make up the fum which was to 
fatisfy the rapacity of the governor. 
Baron Kniphaufen failed from Baflora the very day af¬ 
ter he was.fet at liberty ; but, having landed on this ifland, 
he, in conjunction with an Arabian flieik, formed the plan 
of the fettlement. He then carried a letter from the flieik 
to the governor and council of Batavia, in which the for¬ 
mer propofed to give up the fovereignty of the ifland. Be¬ 
fore Petting out for this place, however, the baron took 
care to dilpatch a meflenger acrofs the delert to Conftan- 
tinople, acquainting the Dutch ambaffador with the treat¬ 
ment he had received, and requesting liberty of the grand 
vifier for the Dutch to fettle at Karek. The meflenger 
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returned with a favourable anfwer before the baron came 
back from Batavia. The governor of Baflora, then-, hav¬ 
ing attempted in vain to perfuade him to return to that 
place, wrote a letter of complaint to Batavia, accufing the 
baron in terms of the utmoft exaggeration, but without 
any mention of the 100,000 rupees. The baron, however, 
having got intelligence of this proceeding, ufed Inch dili¬ 
gence that he got back to Batavia in the very (hip which 
carried the letter. Being thus prefent on the fpot to an¬ 
fwer the charges brought againft him, he acquitted him¬ 
felf fo well, that his fcheme was inftantly approved of, and 
he was fent back with two fliips and 50 men to take pof- 
feffion of Karek, vvhofe inhabitants at that time amounted 
to no more than 100 poor fiftiermen. 
Confiderable difficulties now occurred in the eftablifli- 
rnentof the new colony; for he had but very few materi¬ 
als with him, and the government of Batavia was very 
flow in fending him the fuccours they had promifed. He 
was therefore obliged to fend for workmen from Perfia 
and Arabia, with whofe affiftance he built a fmall compafl 
fort, ltrong enough to defend itfelf againft any of the 
country powers, and any fliips ufually failing to India, ex¬ 
cepting thofe of our Eaft-India Company. Nor was he 
content with putting himfelf in a pofture of defence, but 
even commenced hoftilities againft the Turks; and, by 
detaining two veflels very richly laden ; which happened 
to touch at the ifland, he at laft obliged 'the governor of 
Baflora to pay back the 100,000 rupees he had extorted, 
30,000 of which lie faithfully reftored to h%»,fucceflbr in 
office at Baflora, and 20,000 to the banian. When Mr. 
Ives vifited him, he informs us, that furprifing progrefs 
had been made during the little time the baron had held 
the fovereignty of the ifland, and that he intended to make 
it a ltrong and wealthy place ; at the fame time that lie dif- 
covered his tafte for literature by advancing a fum of mo¬ 
ney for books and inflruments of various kinds, which 
were afterwards punctually fent. After that time, however, 
the baron quitted the fervice of the Dutch ; and the ifland 
came again (Dec. 31ft, 1765) into pofleffion of the flieik 
of Bundaric, to whom it formerly belonged. It is about 
five miles long and two in breadth ; lying nearly in the 
middle of the Perfian gulf, about feven leagues from each 
fide, and about thirty leagues from the mouth of Baflora 
river, where all fliips bound to that port muft call for pi¬ 
lots. Lat. 29. 15. N. Ion. 50. 26. E. 
KARE'NA, J. With chemilts, the twenty-third part 
of a drop. AJh. 
KARENDA'R, a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Cliorafan : 210 miles north of Herat. 
KAR/EPOS, a town of Ruffia, in the government of 
Archangel: fixty miles north-eaft of Archangel. 
KAREVON', a town of Perfia, in the province of Far- 
fiftan : thirty-five miles north-eaft of Pafa. 
KAR'EZIN, a town of Perfia, in the province of Far* 
fiftan : fixty miles fouth-eaft of Bender Rigk. 
■ KARGALD'ZIN, a town of Ruffian Tartary : fixty 
miles in circumference, and 340 miles fouth of Orenburg. 
KARGALIN'KA, a fortrefs of Ruffia, on the Malwa: 
twenty miles weft of Kizliar. 
KARGAPOL', a town of Ruffia, on the north fide of 
of the lake Latclia. Lat. 61.30. N. Ion. 38. 50. E. 
KARG'HERD, a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Cliorafan : fixteen miles north-weft of Fuflieng. 
KARHERO'N, a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Ghilan : fixty miles north-north-welt of Redid. 
KAR'GHI, a town of Afiatic Turkey, in Natolia : 
twenty-feven miles north-eaft of Kiangari. 
KARGINI'GI, a town of Ruffia, in the government 
of Olonetz: thirty-two miles weft of Vitegra. 
KAR'GO, a province of Africa, in the kingdom of 
Loango, which contains fome mines of excellent copper. 
KARIA'DEHj a town of Afiatic Turkey, in Natolia, 
on the gulf of Smyrna : eighteen miles weft of Smyrna. 
KARIA'NERS, or Caray'ners, a people of Angular 
defcription that inhabit different parts of the Birman em- 
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