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R.S.   Gkaz. He settled in Bulghar, and warred with Turk. They are both the

worst and most turbulent of the sons of Japhet.

Kamdri were huntsmen on the borders of Bulghar, and were clad in the furs of weasels and other animals. They separated into the divisions of Bartas and

Bulghar.

Turk. Settled at Baligh = "City" in Silingay, which is a mountainous region, with small rivers, and many springs. Here houses were first built, of reeds and logs. Turk had four sons, viz., Codak, Chagal, Parskhar, and Aylac. Codak discovered the use of salt by his bread falling on saline ground out a hunting.

Other sons of Japhet from whom nations sprung are Manshij, Sadsan, and Yarij. They were all at first nomads, and to this day they all prize most highly the yada-task.

Turk became the first Khan of Turkistan. He was the cotemporary of Kyamurth, the first sovereign of Persia. At eighty years of age he .resigned his kingdom in the east to his eldest son, Amalgha Khan, who in his old age resigned it

to Batû Khan. He was a really great Prince, and was succeeded by his son, Kûyuk, who, also, was a wise, just, and powerful sovereign. On his death he was succeeded by his son, Alinja Khan. In his reign the Turk became a powerful nation, and relapsed from their ancient form of religion. He had twin sons, Tatar and Mughol, and in his old age he divided his empire between them, and they lived in harmony after his death. Tatar from father to son gave a succession of eight Kings, the last of whom was Baydu Khan. The kingdom then became dismembered by internal dissensions.

Mughol similarly gave a succession of nine Kings, the last of whom was Ayl

or El Khan. From him is continued the line of the Turk. Mughol had four sons, viz., Kara, Azar, Kaz, and Uz. Kara Khan succeeded to the throne, and is the ancestor of the Moghol tribes. His home was at Karakoram = " Black Shale," between two mountains called Artak and Kartak. He had a son named Aghor, who first married the daughter of his uncle Kaz ; but not agreeing with her he next married the daughter of his uncle U z ; and not agreeing with her either, finally married the daughter of his uncle Azar. She accepted the new religion he preached to her, and they loved each other and lived happily together. His first wives became jealous, and plotted to poison him, but the vigilance of his favourite guarded him. The discontented wives then complained to Kart Khan of being neglected and despised by his son, because they had refused to desert their faith for his new religion, which he wished them to adopt.

On this Kara Khan, fearful of the spread of the new doctrine amongst his

people, marched to attack his apostate son on his hunting grounds. He was forewarned by his faithful wife of the design against him, and was consequently on his guard, and in the fight that followed, Kara Khan was killed. Aghor Khan now (about 650 B.C.) ascended the throne, and converted the people to the new faith. He reigned seventy-three years. Some of his tribes rebelled and sought aid from Chin, whose King sent an army to their assistance. Aghor marched against it, defeated it, and subdued all the Tartar and Moghol tribes in that country.

After this he invaded Bukhara, and subjugated all Turkistan, and then held a

grand national assembly or Curultay of all his princes, and nobles, and chiefs, called together from every part of his empire. They came over journeys of one or two years, with their families and flocks, with their Kkargâk or " circular framework huts" and waggons, and formed a vast camp such as had never been seen, and made high festival. • On this occasion, in.counsel with his nobles, Aghor Khan framed a code of laws for the government of his empire, at the wisdom of which the mind is wonder-struck, and which raised him to the same exalted position amongst the Turk nations that was held by Jamshed amongst those of Persia. He gave distinctive appellations to the several tribes of Turk, such as Uighur." joining," because this tribe sided with him against the hostility of his father, Canculi=" waggon," because of their wealth in, and use of those vehicles ; Calich=" sword," because of their distinction in its use, &c., &c. Aghor Khan, after seventeen years' war subdued

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