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barrier against northern inroads, 409 ; part in border defence scheme of Han period, 410 ; physical features of eastern side, 410 ; ruined tower of Han period near Shuang-ch`êng-tzû, 410 ; line of Limes in W. and N., 41r ; defences of oasis to N., 412 sq. ; routes leading to, from Su-chou, 405.

Maps, corrections of : No. 19, x42 n. 5 ; No. 21, 791 ; No. 25, 281 ; No. 29, 28r, 183 n. 4; 208 nn. x5, 17, 291 ; No. 30, 181 n. 3 ; No. 32, 291, 262 n. 8 ; No. 35, 328 nn. 4, 5 ; 329 n. 8 ; No. 38, 345 n. 7, 346 n. x3, 347 n. 15 ; No. 40, 390 n. 4.

Maral-bashi, town, fi4 ; advantageous position of, 837 ; no mention of in Chinese records, 838 ; ancient route through, 77 sqq.,. 836.

hills of, geologically connected with Khotan Mazàr-tagh, 82.

marble frs., (Lou-lan) 198, zoo.

Marinus, his account of ancient silk trade route preserved by Ptolemy, 848 sqq. marl, (M. Tagh) 94.

MARQUART, Prof., on Bhattavaryan, &c., 9 n. 12.

MARSHALL, Sir John, Director-General of

Archaeology, effective aid of, vii, xv. Mashik, expert searcher of tombs, As-

tana, 644 sqq.

masks, appliqué (Khotan sites) 103, 105, 109, In, r, x 18, 119, 123, 125 ; with potsherd attached, 103 ; grotesque human, 103, xx8, 119, 123, 125 ; lion, 103, 104, 105, 109, 119 ; monkey, 119; Neptune-like head, 104 ; satyr-head, 104.

See grotesques.

MASON, Major K., Survey of India, help of, ix.

mason's emblems, in the hands of Fu-Hsi, 666, 707.

MASPERO, M. Henri, help of, xvi ; on ` Chinese Sepulchral Inscriptions ', 983 sqq. ; notes on Chinese tablets, 262 ; translation of Chinese documents, 343, 345 sq., 400, 441 ; on Chinese manuscripts, (Toyuk) 619 ; (Astâna) 647, 657.

Mastuj, communication with Yasin, 40. Matraun village, 888.

matting, of hemp-string, (Lou-lan) 245, 252.

Maulâi Ihsans, tombs of, (Tâsh-kurghân)

57•

Mau1ana Hamid Khöjam, Ziarat of, (Murtuk) 636.

Mazàrs of Muhammadan saints, (Mazartagh), 93. See Muhammadan shrines ; Ziârats.

Mazàr-döbe, cone-like hillock worshipped by Kirghiz, 861.

Mazâr-köt, pre-Muhammadan sacred place near, 30.

Mazàr-tâgh, near Marâl-bcshi, 73, 89.

GENERAL INDEX

Mazàr-tâgh, on Khotan river : range connecting with Maràl-bâshi hills, 82 ; in geological character resembles. Marâl-bàshi hills, 94.

Mazàr-tagh site, finds from, 92 sqq., 988. MCMAHON, Col. Sir Henry, advice of, vii ; head of Perso-Afghan Boundary Com-

mission, 907 ; on archaeological importance of wind-eroded terraces in Sistàn, 95o n. I ; collection of antiques at Quetta, 980.

Md. = Mound, see R.R. (Ram-rûd). medallions, on frescoes, (Kuduk-köl) 132. Mêng-chieh-li, ancient capital of Swat, 21 n. 6.

Mêng-hsün, ` Ruler of Ho-hsi', 575.

Mêng K`ang's commentary on Ch` ien Han shu, on ` dragon-shaped mounds ', 31o. Mer. = Merdek-shahr, objects from, 787.

Merdek, ruined fort of : connexion of, with Ying-p`an, 754 ; on transverse route connecting ` route of the centre' and ` route of the south ', 765.

Merdek-shahr, alleged antiques from, 787 n. 2 ; location uncertain, ib. Merki pass, 61.

Mesa of the coin and the dagger, once halting-place W. of the Lop sea-bed on ` route of the centre ', 297.

Mesas, wind-eroded clay terraces, (Lop sea-bed) 226 sqq. ; (Lou-lan) 284, 291

sqq. ; (Besh-toghrak) 329 ; (Kuruk-

tàgh) 732 sq., 743, 749 ; (Sisal") 944,
947 sqq. ; formed of layers of clay and

sandstone, (Bèsh-toghrak) 330 ; in-

dicating old lake-beds, 291, 317, 335 ;
fantastic shapes, due to erosion, 283 ;

suggesting ruined structures, 291, 295,

329 ; occupied by herdsmen as a
refuge from insects, 285 ; orientation

and geological origin of, 226, 263 ;
direction indicating prevailing winds,

226, 263, 310, 323, 770, 95o.

Meshed, stay at, 896.

MESTCHERSKY, Prince, Russian Consul-General at Kâshgar, assistance rendered by, 843.

metal objects : cache of metal worker, (Kao-ch`ang) 593.

metal work, skill in, among nomadic races of Central Asia, 584.

Mi-chih, king of Anterior ChWShih, guides Lü Kuang, 575.

mica frs., (Kizil-yâr) 123. Mil-i-Kasimabâd, tower of (Sistan), in-

scriptions from, 935 ; method of

vaulting, 935.

millet, from tomb, (Astâna) 704.

mines, (Then-shan) 70 ; (Kuruk-tagh) 725 ; (Kuehn) 805.

Ming Annals, on Huo-thou, 585• Ming-oi, above Shörchuk, ancient watch-

towers at, possible connexion with

Korla route, 783.

Ming-oi, of Jigdalik, 832 sqq.

Ming-oi, of Kizil, 830.

1145

` Ming-oi ' shrines (Kara-shahr), sculptures compared with those of Kharakhoto, 442 sq.

Ming-shui, well of, 528 ; routes passing through, 535.

Ming-taka pass, 53.

minstrel and dancers, on brass mirror, (Kara-khöja) 6ox.

Mir Muhammad, Turkoman, 898.   •
Mir Sharif, guide in Kuehl, 807 sqq. Mir WWI, fort, 44.

Mirs of Shàkh-dara, 879 n. 7, 88x n. 15 ; of Shughnan, 887.

Miran, ancient capital of Shan-shan, revisited, 17o sqq. ; great change in cultivation since 1906, 170 ; new Loplik settlement, i 70 ; abundant irrigation resources, x 70 ; population still inadequate, 170 ; identified with Yü-ni, z7z ; wall-paintings of shrine v, damage done since 1907, 171 ; removal of painted dado of N. hemicycle, 172 ; method of operation, 172 ; previous records of, 172 ; ruined watch-tower, M. xni, 173 ; ruined shrine M. xiv, 173 ; rotunda containing Stùpa base, 173 ; finds in, prove occupation in eighth and ninth centuries, 173 ; ruined mound, M. xv, z74 ; rotunda of Vihâra chapel, 174 ; sculptured remains from, 174 ; features of collapsed dome, 174 ; date, fifth century (?), 175 ; frescoes corn-pared with woollen tapestries of L.C., 241 ; pottery of, 1014.

Mo-shan, ` the Black Hills ', kingdom of, mentioned by Li Tao-yuan, the Shan of Han Annals, located in Kuruktàgh, 292, 724, 762.

Mo-tzü, philosopher, influence of, in favour of economy, 670.

mocassins, red leather, found on body in grave at L.F., 264.

models of objects placed in tombs : baton-like weapon, (Astana) 663, 704 ; bow and arrows, 66o, 699 ; board for game, 662, 704 ; carriages and carts, 662, 664, 688, 702, 706 ; furniture, 662, 701.

Möji, valley of, 844 sq.

MOLDOVACK, Mr. K., objects presented by, 99, 109, III.

monastic structures (Koyumal), arrangement of rooms in, 165.

Mongol conquest of China, 409 ; annals of dynasties, 585.

Mongol herdsmen, from Kara-shahr, met near Tun-huang, 372 ; passage of, from Tun-huang through Kuruk-tagh, 3x9 ; distances traversed by, 414 ; camps in Etsin-gol, 4x3, 430 ; gradual change in way of life, 435.

Mongol type, depicted in drawings, .(Khara-khoto) 486.

Mongolian manuscripts : from Turfân, 1047 ; Etsin-gol, 461, 1049.

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