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PART 1 REPORT ON A MISSION TO CHINESE TURKESTAN AND BADAKHSHAN IN 1885-86 Source: BL, OIOC, MSS Eur 1121378, Calcutta 1886. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA, 1880-1907 Edited by Martin Ewans VOLUME 1 Documents VOLUME I1 Part 1 The Russians at the Gates of Herat Churles Marvin Part 2 The Coming Struggle for lndia Arminius Vumbery VOLUME 111 The Defence of lndia Mujor-Genewl Sir Churles Mucgregor VOLUME IV Russia in Central Asia Hon. G. Curzon MP VOLUME V Part 1 Report on a Mission to Chinese ~urkestana nd Badakhshan in 1885-86 N. Elius Part 2 The British and Russians meet in the Parnirs Cuptuin E E. Younghusbund Part 3 Tibet's Foreign Relations Ekui Kuwuguchi VOLUME VI The Opening of Tibet Pen.evul Lundon BRITAIN AND RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA, 1880-1907 Edited by Martin Ewans Volume V Rou tledge Taylor 6 Francis Croup LONDON AND NEW YORK Report on u Mission ro Chinese Turkistan and Badukhshun in 1885-86 first published by the Superintendent of Government Printing, lndia (1886) The Heart (,fa Continenr first published by John Murray, London (1904) Three Yeurs in Tibet first published by The Theosophical Publishing Society, London (1909) This edition published 2008 by Routledge 2 Park Square. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN, UK Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Rourledge is on imprint ofthe Taylor & Fruncis Group Typeset in Times C by Exeter Premedia Services Private Ltd, Chennai, lndia Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJI Digital, Padstowe, Comwall All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system. without permission in writing from the publishers. Brirish Librury Curuloguing in Publicurion Duru A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Librury ($Congress Cutuloging in Publicurion Duru A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN 10: 0-415-40369-3 (Set) ISBN 10: 0-415-44361-X (Volume V) ISBN 13: 978-0-41 5-40369-6 (Set) ISBN 13: 978-0-41 5-44361- 6 (Volume V) Publisher's Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original documents may be apparent. PART 1 REPORT ON A MISSION TO CHINESE TURKESTAN AND BADAKHSHAN IN 1885-86 Source: BL, OIOC, MSS Eur 1121378, Calcutta 1886. REPORT A MISSION TO CHINESE TURKISTAN AND BADAKHSHAN - With a Route Map. NOTE. Throughout this =port, proper names tditemtpd £rom language &g the M i a alphabet rrs epblt aocording to tbe spbm originated by air W. Jon-, and adopted by the Government of Lndir. In sees where a nnme occun very frequently, the went over the o hPe mrnetimec bean omitted, but it will dwap be found ~perteda dcient nambtr of time0 b 6x the right pmnunoi.tion. On the root~ketcht he m e ryrtem hna been followed, only the rooeat over the a bre btm mthar too mwntlp omitted. In Chin- lumen the Wde" orthogr~ph~ " hu been d,wh ich m y b e neid to cornpond, for d *p rrctial put- posar, ta tha " Jones" aptem in other lung-. TLue, all the more imporbnt TWW~-EOUII&,$ c., tbe naem sp]t .co~rdiDgto the two tcm will d alike. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. ,P l.-Objmb of the Oorcmmant in. an.d i~g.tb e M.i nion., ~d . Dq3oti.tiasrwithPebg . . . . %Pp-buo lr hum Peking and Kabd . . . . 3.-DaJingrriththeChinarsinYuhd . . . . &--Ohinem forsa in theIew Dominion . . . . . . . b.-Tbe chinma u dim 6.-Thn -of thaNsr Do.m inion. .. .. .. .. .- 7,43ip..ndHuEa. I.-&? hrn Y.u had.. En.d of .t he *o.n . u C.hinma. orkiabn CHAPTEB LI. . . . . . Pur. 1.-The U w d , a nd frontier Kirghir . . . . . 8 . - - D m e horn the Xa14w.l . b-Joprnej to Little gkr Kal : *p.b y . of. the r.e gio.~k , c . 4-Tbegirghud thrP& . 6.-The Tunghr-Urb, ~d flight of the Kbojrm in 1760 : @.-Ban# Kd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.-The Bwim hntier an the P w . . . . . 8.-Ram Brng Kd to the MwgMbi . . 0.-The C b bm d &baa htim . . . 10.-Tbr Marghlbi. Condition at Klghic aodsr China A e . Il.-Cbndition of the Kkghia in nuon b Bhighdn, 8c. . . 18.-Tb. AlinhuPunirurd theOhondnIlej . . . . 13.-Bu Pvrjrk Btwgthof the Afgh.or tbm . . . . . . I&-l)eprtom for Rrrbla , 16.-Ths ~Mqa TMfhimi ide oYmUp vhad britb v ath~ee Pyru jrh.. Pu.rs b.trm. . . 16.-The YurgUbi vdey hdrn Wlnur to the K a h 17.-lower Rmhh and the DurL frontiar . . . . 18 - Ditto Port Wlmu . . . . . ~~ . 10.-Iadqmdmas of (and Borbha) pr.o rionr. t~ !8.8 3 . 80.-Thr Mire ofShighn.l s. T. he rh.v e tm.d r . . . . 91.-Tha 8hi-6 U r . %B.-TO UUhim. h* of CUP md Lhhhirn . *.-~up&tion of Lbr Tljik Provinosr. 'The W Pin CHAPTER 111. Parr 1.-&hk .nd rod b Paiabd . 2-Abh~a nthorltiu of Badnkhrhlo . . . . . . . S.-Fdbid . . . . . 4-PdMd toTOikAn . . . 6.-Afgbm and Uabq d oin httaghio r 6.-Afghan nod Uobg nmoua optemo . 7.-TLLikAn. Kat@hlni b m . . . . . . . 8.--8.dlr AM& Jh . . . . . . 0.-AWulla Jlo'o 'diotion. DirLio~t bclwcen 'KattqbAtn. nod M&. ~opu~ation . . . . . . 10.-The fronliam Lkud of 1-t 11.-Pailniojni k: otbf aitrh od imWoubbnnat in .B d.k.h rbLu., Bc., Turk rod 12.-BLLtioru bstwwn a h u ua nd Nrtirm . . . . . IS.-Britioh indnarm io B.d.Lhahlo 14.-Ens at Borirmintuioo through Bd.kl~ol~An. 16.-Wcrbrq Bda. khh.h ~d - indication of rert cod of D.a rriz froohar . . . a 18.-SW for B o.d y. Com.mido.n (Ls.rp, K.oodq. and. ThL-. k q M n 17.-Shmgth d pdmna in Bd.kbrMn, &. . . . 18.-Afghan d h tof Blitiob ofkm . . . . . CHAPTER IT. 1.-End of th Yiriou.. Do.& b.kur .OW .by H.or Ma jmv'r ~ u i o n o r . . M . 2.-Mdd LhAk ~o,0ormord bfeh~-Tukiab.o . 813 S.-Betuhto Bhkbahh fibtion of tha Afghaoa 81 . . 4-Adn-d-Yo4 thr Mshtu (dsr) of Chitrd 01 . 6.--Churatrr of tho ~ s hbkad p olitid pition of him Sbtr 1W APPENDICES. - . . . A.-Nob on the nmk-map . . l a 5 a-Itinemrib . . . . I.-llhio Y 1t o B.r Pmjrb, 6hi&.h . . . . 1o a 11.-BU Panjoh to IahLLbim 111 . . . . . . 111.-IlbLthim to IddUd . . . 111 1 V . - h k l b l d b w . . . . 118 V.-KUdbAd to T u b 111 REPORT A MISSION TO CHINESE TURKISTAN BBl) BADAKSHAN CHAPTER I. 1. As fat M mnoerne Chineee Turkiebn, €he late MMon CML only be deecribed m an erperimcmt, or 8 preliminary rY measure towards eefabbhing a permanent politiaal a Bf g46hgar; and the esuaa of ita bailare, ae will b s own below, lay.a ltogethar beyond the control of the Qovernment of India or their Lnt. T he four prinoipl objeate whioh u the Chvernment of in riinr rsra hteti, r fo~owq in the+irN o. WF., dated 88th lbhy 1 - :- "' ir m, the pditiarl nl.tiom of the Oowrnmmt of " uwith the C h Pm. inoL1 Oorarnmant in %rk- utm; (e) to removet u far n paoible, tba mtiiotiom now pkosd upm Indm t d ei n that oountry ; (8) to watch the movcmanl of the Rawimun in .ad around the rqiou to whiab the d~utrtionw to mbpd ; .ad (4) to explold the bfgh.n d&b on the Upper Oxru." With to the dnt of them objmta, it waa added that the chief tun of the Qovemment wne bo wtabliah a P" ma- sgslv gL iW in C h k m Turkietan (now cal ed the New minion), and that the crgreement of the Chineee (30~- enrmant w d d be ?h t in oommunitmtion with Her MajmQ'a ~irbtma t eking. he lsoond objeat wm, if pomible, to be edfected by oonaluding with the Ch~neser utbe ritiem of Turkhbn, an y t e m b o d wo erbin proviaionr for placing the trade and g e n d interamme with India on