LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Kutb Minar at Delhi . Frontispiece Arms of Sind 7 Jat Nobles 10 Scene in an Afghan Pass 15 The Fortress of Ghazni 17 The Fort at Peshawar 20 A Hindu Idol 23 The Sacred River at Jumna and Temples at Mathura . . . .26 Old Afghan Armour ........... 30 A Typical Turkman 37 A Garden at Lahore ........... 42 Benares and the River Ganges . 43 Kabulis 46 A Modern Afghan 49 A Column at Ghazni 53 Coin of Ghiyas-ad-Din showing spearman on elephant .... 54 Fort of Ajmir 59 Silver coin of Mohammad Ghori, struck at Ghazni, A. H. 596 (A. D. 1190). 61 The Kutb Minar at Delhi 64 Arabesque Carving around the Base of the Kutb Minar .... 67 Billon Coin of Yildiz 70 Polo in Ancient Persia .......... 73 The Great Mosque of Ajmir, with inscription of Altamish ... 74 Silver Coin of Altamish 77 Tomb of Altamish at Delhi 78 Silver coin of Queen Raziya, struck at Lakhnauti ..... 80 A Kibitka, or native hut in Turkistan 81 A Bhisti, or water-carrier .......... 85 An Indian Boat ............ 89 Gold Coin of Balban, struck at Delhi, A. H. 672 (A. D. 1273-4) ... 92 The River Jumna at Mathura ......... 94 Gold coin of Ala-ad-Din, struck at Delhi, A. H. 698 (A. D. 1208-9) . . 98 The Narbada River at Jabalpur 100
