The Life of Yakoob Beg; Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
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- THE LIFE OF YAKOOB BEG; ATHALIK GHAZI, AND BADAULET; AMEER OF KASHGAR. BY DEMETRIUS CHARLES BOULGER, MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
- THE LIFE OF YAKOOB BEG.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER II. ETHNOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER III. HISTORY OF KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER IV. THE CONQUEST OF KASHGAR BY CHINA.
- CHAPTER V. THE CHINESE RULE IN KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER VI. THE BIRTH OF YAKOOB BEG AND CAREER IN THE SERVICE OF KHOKAND.
- CHAPTER VII. THE INVASION OF KASHGAR BY BUZURG KHAN AND YAKOOB BEG.
- CHAPTER VIII. WARS WITH THE TUNGANI.
- CHAPTER IX. YAKOOB BEG'S GOVERNMENT OF KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER X. YAKOOB BEG'S POLICY TOWARDS RUSSIA.
- CHAPTER XI. YAKOOB BEG'S RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.
- CHAPTER XII. YAKOOB BEG'S LAST WAR WITH CHINA, AND DEATH.
- CHAPTER XIII. THE CHINESE RECONQUEST OF KASHGAR.
- CHAPTER XIV. THE CHINESE FACTOR IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN QUESTION.
- APPENDIX.
- THE POSITION OF LOB-NOR.
- TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA. Treaty of Commerce concluded between Russia and China, at Kuldja, on the 25th Day of July, 1851, and ratified on the 13th Day of November, 1851.
- Article I.
- Article II.
- Article III.
- Article IV.
- Article V.
- Article VI.
- Article VII.
- Article VIII.
- Article IX.
- Article X.
- Article XI.
- Article XII.
- Article XIII.
- Article XIV.
- Article XV.
- Article XVI.
- Article XVII.
- TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND CASHMERE. Treaty between the British Government and His Highness Maharaja Runbeer Singh, G.C.S.I., Maharaja of Jummoo and Cashmere, His Heirs and Successors, executed on the one part by Thomas Douglas Forsyth, C.B., in virtue of the full powers vested in him by His Excellency the Right Honourable Richard Southwell Bourke, Earl of Mayo, Viscount Mayo of Monycrower, Baron Naas of Naas, K.P., G.M.S.I., P.C., &c., &c., &c., Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and on the other part by His Highness Maharaja Runbeer Singh aforesaid, in person.
- Article I.
- Article II.
- Article III.
- Article IV.
- Article V.
- Article VI.
- Article VII.
- Article VIII.
- Article IX.
- Article X.
- TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND KASHGAR. The following Conditions of Free Trade were proposed and agreed upon between General Aide-de-Camp Von Kaufmann and Yakoob Beg, Chief of Djety-Shahr.
- Article I.
- Article II.
- Article III.
- Article IV.
- Article V.
- TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND KASHGAR. Treaty between the British Government and His Highness the Ameer Mahomed Yakoob Khan, Ruler of the Territory of Kashgar and Yarkand, his heirs and successors, executed on the one part by Thomas Douglas Forsyth, C.B., in virtue of full powers conferred on him in that behalf by His Excellency the Right Hon. Thomas George Baring, Baron Northbrook of Stratton, and a Baronet, Member of the Privy Council of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Grand Master of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, in Council, and on the other part by Syud Mahomed Khan Toorah, Member of the 1st class of the Order of Medjidie, &c., in virtue of full powers conferred on him by His Highness.
- Article I.
- Article II.
- Article III.
- Article IV.
- Article V.
- Article VI.
- Article VII.
- Article VIII.
- Article IX.
- Article X.
- Article XI.
- Article XII.
- RULES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED FOR THE NEW ROUTE TO EASTERN TURKESTAN.
- A STORY FROM KASHGAR.
- INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
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