Merv, the Queen of the
World;
and the Scourge of the Man-stealing Turcomans. With an
Exposition of the Khorassan Question:
By Charles Thomas Marvin, Published by W.H. Allen, 1881
CHAPTER III. THE ORIGIN OF THE Turkmen.
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINOR TRIBES.
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hilly waste, dotted with the
numerous remains of abandoned villages. Only two
settlements are anywhere to be seen: Karri Kala and
Nookhoor. All
the rest have been destroyed by the Tekkes, the frightful
scourge of all who do not belong to their tribe."
Dehistan — Happy Land — once " celebrated
for the abundance of its wine and fruit, corn and
honey," has been already annexed by Russia. The Goklan country adjoining,
“almost the most beautiful corner of the whole of
Northern Persia," is claimed by her Tiflisstatesmen,
and is rapidly passing under her sway. Eight years ago,
Colonel Valentine Baker lifted his voice against these
annexations, but he cried in vain. England still believes
Russiais only annexing deserts beyond the Caspian.
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