It is bounded on the north-east by the Kouenlun chain of mountains, by which it is separated from the basin of Yarkand.
The waterway I intended to use was the river which in its upper course is called the Yarkand, and in its lower the Tarim.
After the fall of the citadel the Khoja element was supreme in Yarkand, and a priest named Abderrahman was set up as king.
The borders of the country of Andejan are three days' march from the city of Yarkand.
He had served under me before, in the winter of 1902, when I travelled from Leh to Yarkand.
