The Tarikh-I-Rashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlát: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Tarikh-I-Rashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlát: A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia<br><br>In the same way Mr. R. B. Shaw while on duty in Yarkand and Kashgar took up a section of the book and translated some passages from it which were published in the Geographical Society''s Journal for 1876. These do not touch on the history but relate exclusively to the geography of Eastern Turkistan and its neighbouring regions on the south and south-west. They contain translated extracts from Mirza Haidar''a Opinions which are fully and accurately elucidated by Mr. Shaw accord ing to modern knowledge of the subject. And local information.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.