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0805 Ruins of Desert Cathay : vol.2
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Uch-Turfan, Kirghiz settlements near, ii. 423
Udyana, or Swat Valley, Buddhist remains in, i. 15
Uigur documents, at Kiriljai near Yarkand, i. 134, 137, 138; MSS. from Caves of Thousand Buddhas, ii. 186, 216; at Turfan, ii. 358, 370; at Mazar-tagh, ii. 418
Uigur dominion, in Valley of Myriad Buddhas, ii. 260
Ulugh-köl, lake in Kun-lun Range, ii. 448, 455, 456
Ulugh Mihman, or 'great guest,' i. 144, 166, 191
Umbrellas, official, ii. 289
'Unknown' language of ancient Khotan, Brahmi MSS. in, at Khadalik, i. 240, 242; near Domoko, i. 255, 256; on Old Wall, ii. 126; in Caves of Thousand Buddhas, ii. 179, 183, 211-212; at Taklamakan sites, ii. 413, 418; Dr. Hoernle's interpretation of, ii. 183, 212
Urns, cinerary, at Ming-oi, ii. 366, 370
Ustad='master'; Turkestan artisan, i. 123, 347, 500; ii. 432; spiritual guide, i. 259
Vaisravana, Demon-king of the Northern Region, ii. 203, 204, 369
Vajracchedika, the, Sanskrit Buddhist text, translation of, in Brahmi 'unknown' language, ii. 212
Vajrapani, with thunderbolt, Bodhisattva, ii. 201, 203
Vash-shahri, oasis near Lop-nor, i. 332-335
Vedinkot, in Mastuj, i. 53, 60
Vegetation, limit of, in Richthofen Range, ii. 315-316
Vessantara, story of Prince, in Miran fresco, i. 490
Victoria Reading-room, at Drosh, in Chitral, i. 30
Vines in Swat, i. 17; in Turkestan, i. 153, 217
Virudhaka, Demon-king of the Southern Region, ii. 203
Virupaksha, Demon-king of the Western Region, ii. 203
Visiting-card, Chinese, on red paper, ii. 9, 291
Von Lecoq, Dr. A., his interpretation of Manichaean documents, i. xxii.; ii. 215; his expedition to Turfan, ii. 345, 354, 414
Votive offerings, ancient, of MS. leaves, i. 240, 242; ii. 121; of silk streamer with Kharoshithi inscription at Miran, i. 458;

of artificial flowers at Miran, i. 459; modern, i. 22, 267; ii. 7, 22, 418
Vulture, on Tibetan plateau, ii. 404

Waddell, Colonel L. A., help of, i. xx
Wakhan, passage across, with Afghan escort, i. 63-85
Wakhijr Pass, from Afghan to Chinese Pamirs, i. 81, 82-87
Walnuts, in Swat, i. 17; in Chitral, i. 32, 38; in Turkestan, i. 152, 159, 236; ii. 348
Wang, title of hereditary Muhammadan chiefs in Chinese Turkestan, i. 167; ii. 342
Wang-fo-hsia, or Valley of Myriad Buddhas, ii. 255-262
Wang Mang, Chinese usurper of first century A.D., ii. 114, 117, 118, 119
Wang Ta-lao-ye, sub-magistrate of Char-chan, i. 322
Wang Ta-lao-ye, civil magistrate of Tun-huang, ii. 14, 15, 33, 34, 36, 69, 232-234; his misfortunes, ii. 294, 330-337
Wang Tao-shih, Taoist monk, custodian of MSS. at Caves of Thousand Buddhas, ii. 29, 164, 165; first interview with, ii. 167-170; slowly yields up MSS. and paintings, ii. 171-194, 231; farewell to, ii. 233; sends more MSS., ii. 339
Watch-dogs on Old Wall, i. 151
Watch-towers, on Old Wall, i. 539-545; ii. 2, 5, 44, 48, 50-52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 93, 103-104, 113, 131, 136, 137, 143-145, 150; ground-plan of, i. 145, 237, 243; on Great Wall, near Su-chou, ii. 273-274, 278, 279, 282, 337
Water-tanks, of iron, for the desert, i. 156, 268, 294, 498; ii. 387, 398
Weaving instruments, ancient, i. 274, 277
Wedge-shaped tablets, Kharoshithi, near Niya, i. 274, 281, 287-289; at Lop-nor Site, i. 379, 386; Chinese, on Old Wall, ii. 98
Wei dynasty of China, third century B.C., i. 514
Weighing of silver, for currency, i. 501; ii. 70, 301
'Wei-lio,' the, fragmentary Chinese history, i. 514-515, 525
Wells, used for dungeon, ii. 120; sunk in the desert, ii. 384-398; in the mountains, ii. 463, 464
'Western Regions,' in Chinese Annals, i. 511, 512, 514, 516; ii. 274, 282; Memoirs of, by Hsüan-tsang, i. 516
'West-protecting Garrison'=An-hsi, ii. 235
Wheat crops, i. 147, 159, 348; ii. 286
Wheat loaves, Turki, ii. 346
Wiener, Prof. J. von, his analysis of ancient papers, i. xx, 441; ii. 115