Afghanistan and the Surrounding Territories (Drawn for this Work and Corrected by the Latest Military Surveys--end of vol.)   [Note: It was not possible to include this map as the original was too fragile to scan.] The Asiatic Territories Absorbed by Russia During the Past Two Centuries, with the Dates of the Various Annexations The Russian Lines of Advance from their Base of Supplies   Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer of Kabul (Frontispiece) Mahaz Khan (A Tajik), Khan of Pest Bolak Jehandad (Lohanir),

In universal history there is no more interesting subject for the consideration of the political student than the record of Russian progress through Central Asia. In one sense this advance is a practical reestablishment or extension of the influence of the Aryan race in countries long dominated by peoples of Turki or Mongolian origin; in another sense it has resulted in a transition from the barbarism or rude forms of Asiatic life to the enlightenment and higher moral development of a European a