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BIRKAH GHÚRIÁN,' a place in Moghulistán.

BURTÁS, a country bordering on the Dasht-iKhazar. From this name the derivative is Bur

tási.

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BAGLANAH, a country situated between Dekkan, Gujerát," and Khándís.

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BALÁSÁGHÚN,9 a considerable city of Turkistán; called by the Moghuls Kúbálígh, a name signifying "the beautiful city."

BALÁSHÁBÁD," a city in the Suwád of Irák.12
BULÚTÍAH,13 a city of Andulús.

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BALIANKUH," a place in Irák.

BAM,15 a city of Kirmán, which has a strong castle this is also entitled the Kalâh Haft Vád.16 BUNDUKIAH," a considerable city of the sixth climate in Europe: it is also entitled Vandík.18

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برکه غوریان برطاس : See دشت خزر

the word "Khazar " explained in a subsequent page.

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BúzJÁN,' a place in the territory of Jám.

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BIHAR, (or BEHÁR,) a country of Hindustán, between Júnpúr and Bengálah. And there is in that country a city which also bears the name of Bihár; it was founded by Maháráj: at present the capital of this region is Tattah. The word Bihár, in the Hindi language, signifies a school or college (madrasseh ); and as there were several schools at this place, the name Bihar was given to it. There is likewise a city of the same name in Kámtá, northward of Bengálah.

BEHISHT-I-GONG,10 a city of Turkestán, the last structure towards the east: it was the capital of Afrásiáb," and it is also called Gongidizh.12 BAHMAN DIZH,13 a castle or fortress at Arde

bíl.14

PATANI,15 a sea-port in the east.
PANDWAH,16 a place in Bengálah.

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According to Mr. Hamilton's "East India Gazetteer," "PUNDUAH" (so he writes the name) is a station in the province of Bengál, and district of Silhet.

PÚSHANG,1 (equivalent in metre to Húshang,) a city in the territory of Herát: 3 it is called after the Arabic manner Fúshanj.*

TÁLISH," the name of a son of Japhet, the son of Noah (on whom be the peace of God!): from him the name was given to a tribe in Gilán, and from that tribe the country was called Tálishistán. The Arabs write this name Tálish.*

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TAIBÁD, a town in the vicinity of Herát.

TABÁDEKÁN,9 a town in the territory of Meshhed Mekudds Tús.10

TABAREK," a castle at Isfahán. The Arabic

manner of writing this name is

Tabarek.

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Spelt with the letter instead of .

† The Persian word tabr (sometimes written in the Arabic manner) signifies a battle-axe or hatchet; and the compound tabrserán is the plural of tabrser () a person

TAKHT-I-HALAKÚ, "the throne of Halákú.”* This denomination is given to the tract of country extending from Derbend in Bákúieh3 to Bagh

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dád, and from Hamadán to the extreme borders

of Rúm.5

TAFT, (equivalent in metre to Haft,') a place in the territory of Yezd.

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TAFARSH, a place between Kazvín 10 and Hamadán: the inhabitants are accused of being an evil-minded and turbulent race.

TAKKAH-ÍLI," a mountain in the province of

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Persia, as in other countries, many places which derive a characteristic name from some quality real or imaginary, either in praise or in ridicule, attributed to their inhabitants.

Here is in the original manuscript, between "TABRSERAN" and "TAKHT-1-HALÁKÚ," an article distinguished by red ink, like all the names of places, but having no geographical reference whatever. This article is "TATISH") which the MS. explains as the name of a king of the Seljukian dynasty, without any further particulars.

Rúm, from which the name of Taklú1 has been

given to a Kizilbásh 2 tribe.

TUNKABER,3 a district in Gílán.

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TANKTASH, a city in the country of Máchín.

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TÚRÁ, or, as the name is sometimes amplified, TÚRÁPUSHT; a place in the province of Fárs; 7 from which a learned theological writer of the Sunni sect has derived the surname of Túrápushti.

TÚRÁN, a great region, so named after Túr9 the son of Faridún: 10 it extends from Máwerel nahr 11 * to the extremity of the east, and northward to the borders of Zulmát, or the regions of dark

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Túz,13 (equivalent to Rúz,1) a city of Khúzistán: 15 from this place the stuff used in making certain garments derives the name of Túzi.16

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* Máwaren'nahr, "the country beyond the river;" that is,

the great river Jaihún () or Oxus; the region which we

(جيحون)

denominate Transoxiana.

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