INDEX

Bor Ghit, 307
Brahmanism, 15, 201, 208
Brahmans, 204, 206, 207 ; Mahratta,
 223
Brahmaputra River, 6, 110, 111,
112, 132, 134, 142, 143, 146, 170,
171, 320, 339; bend of, 171;
source of, 113, 118
Brahmini River, 156
Brahuis, the, 33, 53, 54, 202
Brass work, 277
Broach, 151
Broadfoot, Lieut. J., 101
British elevations compared with
Alpine and Himalayan, 122
Buddha, 147, 201
Buddhism, 15, 18
Buddhists, 195
Bugti Mountains, 32; tribe, 32
Bundelkand, 340
Bunér, 103
Bungashes, the, 100
Burdwin, 162
Burma, 23, 112, 170, 171, 174, 175,
230; area and population of, 1;
British races of, 172; coalfields
of, 327; and Far East, trade
between, 176; future commercial
development of, 188; goldfields
of, 338, 339; mountains of, 8;
products of, 187; railways of,
316; river systems of, 179; ruby
mines of, 342
Burmese, the, 184
Bustar, 217, 245
Butkdk, 75
Buxa, 120
Byzantine Empire, 21

CACHAR, 171
Calcutta, 238, 298, 302, 304, 308;
climate of, 347; position of, 303
Cambay, Gulf of, 153
Canal systems, returns of, 263
Cape of Good Hope, 21, 22
Carpets, 279
Caspian Sea, 17, 61
Castle Rock, 312
Cattle, 256
Caucasus, 14
Cawnpore, 298, 299
Ceylon, 3, 6, 22, 47, 170, 234, 267;
area of, 191; Buddhist centres
in, 196 ; Buddhist ruins in, 195;
climate of, 189; colonisation of,
i91; inhabitants of, 191, 198;

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rrigation systems in, 261 ;
Murray's Guide to, 189; products
of, 194; railways in, 196; rainfall
 in, 352; trade statistics of,
199
Chahardar Pass, 86
Chaharshamba River, 62
Chakdara, 295
Chakmaktin Lake, 67, 68
Chaldeea, 43, 187; Chaldzeans, 26,
45
Chaman, g1, 290; New, 288;
~-Quetta railway, 94
Chamars, the, 208
Chamba, 135, 206, 246
Chamouni, 122
~handra Gupta, 14
Chappar rift, 83
Charasia, 79
Charbar, 48
Chardeh, plains of, 93
Charikar, 28, 85
“henab River, 135, 136, 141, 204
henghiz Khan, 27, 63, 97, 210
‘herra Punji, rainfall at, 351
.hesney, Colonel, 283
Zhil River, 29
Chiltan Peak, 40
“hina, 17, 173; geographical relations
 with, 64; chief ancient and
medieval trade routes to, 18
Chindwin River, 179, 339
Chinese pilgrims, records of, 15
Chins, the, 172
Chinsurah, 22
Chitor, 2035, 206, 305
Chitrdl, 69, 72, 100, 102, 103, 109;
River, 69, 70, 104
“Chol,” the, 60
Chota Nagpur, 151, 156
“ Chupattis,” 256
Chutia Nagpur, 338
Cinchona, 260
Civilisation, effect of European,
252
Climate, 255, 344; in Himalayas,
126; influence on European
health, 357
Clive, Lord, 22, 26
Coal, 323, 324; -bearing areas, 325
Coconada, 278, 354
Coffee, 259, 260
Coimbatore Gap, 164
Colombo, 191 ; harbour, 193
Comorin, Cape, 3, 131
_onstantinople, 21, 97