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Travels in Central Asia

Part 2 — CHAPTER XVI.--Page 301 THE TURKOMANS.

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CHAPTER XVI.--Page 301 THE TURKOMANS.

Boundaries and Division of Tribes

Neither Rulers nor Subjects

Deb

Islam

Change introduced by latter only external

Influence of Mollahs

Construction of Nomad Tents

Alaman, how conducted

Persian Cowardice

Turkoman Poets

Troubadours

Simple Marriage Ceremonies

Horses

Mounds, how and when formed

Mourning for Dead

Turkoman Descent

General Points connected with the History of the Turkomans

Their present Political and Geographical Importance.

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