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<b><font size=+1>Hudud al-'Alam, The Regions of the
World</font></b>
<br><b>V. Minorsky</b>
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<p><font face="Palatino Linotype"><b>§ 50. Discourse on the Country of the 
Khazars</b> <a href="#161 3.">[3]</a> </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">East of it is a wall stretching between the mountains and the sea, and
for the rest (<i>dīgar</i>)
the sea and some parts of the river&nbsp;Ātil
[sic]; south of it, the Sarīr;
west of it, mountains; north of it, the B.rādhas
and N.nd.r (*V.n.nd.r). This is a very pleasant and prosperous country
with great riches. From it come cows, sheep, and innumerable slaves. </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">1.&nbsp;ĀTIL,
a town divided by the river&nbsp;Ātil.
It is the capital of the Khazars and the seat of the king, who is called&nbsp;T</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">arkhān
Khāqān
and
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<p><font face="Palatino Linotype"><a NAME="161 3."></a><font size=-1><b>3. </b>Nāh</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">iyat-i
Khazarān.</font> </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype"><img SRC="line_down.gif" height=18 width=596>
<br>162&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>Hudud al-Alam</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; §§ 50-3 </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">is one of the descendants of Ansā
(?). He lives with all his troops in the western half of the town which
possesses a wall. In the other half live Muslims and idol-worshippers.
This king has in this town seven governors (h</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">ā<i>kim</i>)
belonging to seven different creeds. At any hour (<i>ba har sā'atī</i>)
when a more important litigation arises (<i>chūn
dāvarī
buzurgtar uftadh</i>), they ask the king for instructions (<i>dastūrī</i>),
or inform him of the decision (taken) on that litigation. </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">2. SAMANDAR, a town on the sea-coast. It is a pleasant place, with markets
and merchants. </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">3. *KHAMLĪKH (<img SRC="162_1.jpg" height=23 width=38 align=ABSBOTTOM>
?), *BALANJAR (<img SRC="162_2.jpg" height=21 width=33 align=ABSBOTTOM>),
BAYD</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">A, SĀVGHAR
( ?), KH.TL.GH, L.KN, SWR, MS..T</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">
(M.sq.t ?), towns of the Khazars, all with strong walls. The well-being
(<i>ni'mat</i>) and wealth of the king (<i>mlk</i>, *<i>malik</i> or *<i>mulk</i>?)
of the Khazars are mostly from the maritime customs (<i>bāz-i
daryā</i>). </font>
<p><font face="Palatino Linotype">4.&nbsp;T</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS">̣</font><font face="Palatino Linotype">ŪLĀS,
LŪGH.R ( ?), two
regions of (<i>az</i>) the Khazar (country). The people are warlike and
have great numbers of arms.
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