Identifier: cyclopediauniver1950ridp (find matches)
Title: Cyclopedia universal history : embracing the most complete and recent presentation of the subject in two principal parts or divisions of more than six thousand pages
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology World history
Publisher: Boston : Balch Bros.
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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41 HUZAREH TYPES—Afridis Attacking English 1 hoops.—Drawn by Emile Bayard. 634 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. The Yusufzais live in a hill tract northof Peshawer, where they maintain asemi-independence. They are regardedby the Afghan chiefs as among the mostturbulent race with whom they have todeal The Kakars, also in Southeastern In several parts of Afghanistan wan-dering colonies of Persians known asKizilbashis have settled. Distribution and They bear the character character of theof Persianized Turks, and the Persian language. They arefound chiefly inthe towns, wherethey maintainthemselves asmerchants, phy-sicians, andscribes. Manyof them are en-rolled in the Af-ghan cavalry andin the Indianregiments of theEnglish army.The Huzar ehdwell in themountain coun-try, in the north-west of Afghan-istan, among thespurs of Hindu-Kush. Theirdwellings arefrequently foundas much as tenthousand feetabove the levelof the sea. _ It isevident that thetribe has beeninfected with^Mongolian influ-e n c e

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