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KARNÂLI—KHAR.ÂKPUR.

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Karnali, see Mâcha Khabâb. Kashmir, compare Khâehe.

Kâsi (now Benares), in Hindostan, Lat. 25°, Long. 82°     ïf

Sanskr.

"The shining, the renowned." It is the old name of Benares, but is considered to have been originally the naine of a tribe transferred to their city.

Anal. Kâsi-nagar, in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 92°; Kasi-pur, in Hindostan, Lat. 29°, Long. 79°, &c.

K a s i rn a b ad, in Bahar, Lat. 25°, Long. 83°     vlj   1-3 Arab. Pers.

"Kdsim's town." Ka,sim, dispenser, an Arabic name. Anal. Ka,sim Bazar, in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 88°.

Katak, in Orissa, Lat. 20°, Long. 85°    ci1Gg1

"The (principal) city, capital, seat of government   "

Kha (Sieh-pho), see Brahmaputra.

K h a c h e, the Tibetan name of Kashmir    `   klia-chhe. Tib.

"The large mouth." Kha, mouth; chhe, large, great.

The name refers to the central, lacustrine plain of Kashmir, in which is situated Srinagar, the capital: it extends from Islamabad to Baramtila. The drainage of the lake formerly covering this plain is the immediate consequence of the gradual progress of the erosion of the Jhflum river. (In Hindu mythology it is considered to be the work of the saint Kasyapa. Wilson, As. Res., Vol. XV., p. 9.) But not withstanding this interpretation being generally given to Khache by the natives, it is not impossible that it was only a subsequent meaning given to the name, and that it must be considered to have been but a mutilation of the Sanskrit Kam-lira. About the various interpretations of the name of Kashmir, see Thornton's Gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India, s. v.

Khairabâd, in Audh, Lat. 27°, Long. 80°    0L31    Arab. Pers.

"Khair's town." Khair, good, an Arabic personal n

Anal. Khairi-garh, in Audh, Lat. 28°, Long. 80° ("i" is in Bhaulpur, Lat. 29°, Long. 72°.

K h â n p u r, in the Pänjab, Lat. 28°, Long. 70°    

"Chief's town." Khan, chief, prince, king. The sa Long. 72°, and Lat. 33°, Long. 73°.

Anal. Khan-gârh, in Badakshan, Lat. 38°, Long. 71°.

"Kharcik's town." Kharak, sword, may be here understood as part of a proper name

meaning, when complete, sword of the faith.

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Sanskr.

ame.

here possessive suffix); Khair-pur,

Turk. Hind.

me naine in the Pänjab, Lat. 31°,