=Kashgar=, Eastern Turkestan. 39N. 76E. Rebelled against China, and became capital of Yakub Beg's dominions, 1865; retaken by Chinese, 1877. (See 'Travels of Marco Polo,' Rawlinson's 'England and Russia in the East,'
Little's 'Far East.')
=Kashmir, Vale of=, Kashmir. 34N. 75E. Scene of the story of 'The Light of the Haram' in Moore's 'Lalla Rookh.'
=Kasur=, Punjab. 31N. 75E. Alleged to have been f. by Kusa, son of Rama.
Besieged by Bhangi chiefs, 1763, 1770; Ranjit Singh defeated Kutb-ud-din Khan, 1807.
=Katwa=, Bengal. 24N. 88E. Sacred town as res. of apostle Chaitanya.
=Kaveripak=, Madras. 13N. 79E. Rajah Sahib and French defeated by Clive, 1752. (See Malleson's 'Decisive Battles of India.')
=Kaveripatnam=, Madras. 12N. 78E. Taken from Hyder Ali by British, 1767.
=Kendubilwa=, Bengal. 24N. 88E. Bp. and burial-place of Jayadeva, composer of 'Gita Govinda.' (See R. C. Dutt's 'Lit. of Bengal.')
=Kerbela=, Asiatic Turkey. 33N. 44E. Hosein, son of Caliph Ali, killed in battle with rival Yazid, 680; chief building of the city, visited by many pilgrims, is mosque containing Hosein's tomb. Subdued by Turks, 1843.
=Kerkouk=, Kurdistan. 35N. 44E. Stormed and taken by Nadir Shah, 1741.
Tomb is shown supposed to be of Daniel and other 'children of the furnace.'
=Kerman=, Persia. 30N. 56E. Taken and plundered by Mahomed Khan, 1794.
=Khaiba=, Arabia. 26N. 40E. Visited by C. M. Doughty, and described in 'Travels in Arabia Deserta.'
=Khaiber Pass=, Afghanistan. 34N. 71E. In Afghan wars opposition to British passage overcome, 1839; terrible loss encountered in retreat, 1842; held by neighbouring Afridis, 1879.
=Khatmandu=, Nepal. 28N. 85E. Believed to have been f. c. 723. Massacre of British, 1846.
=Khios=, Asiatic Turkey. 38N. 26E. Famous as bp. of Ion, Theocritus, and Theopompus; contained the 'school of Homer.'
=Khiva=, Russian Turkestan. 42N. 60E. Captured by Russians under General Kaufmann, 1873. (See Rawlinson's 'England and Russia in the East.')
=Khuldabad=, Haidarabad. 20N. 75E. Contains many tombs of famous men, among others those of Nasir Jang and Aurungzebe.
=Kiakhta=, Siberia. 50N. 107E. Described by Bishop Sheepshanks in 'My Life in Mongolia and Siberia.'
=Kidron=, Palestine. 32N. 35E. Valley which was the scene of many incidents in biblical narratives; David crossed the River Kidron when fleeing from Absalom. Believed will be scene of Last Judgment. Mentioned by Jerome and Eusebius.
=Kin-chau=, Manchuria. 39N. 121E. Japanese defeated Russians, 1904.
=King-te-shen=, China. 29N. 117E. Partially destroyed by Tai-ping rebels, 1855.
=Kioto=, Japan. 35N. 136E. F. by Kuwammu. Former capital of Japan. (See Lafcadio Hearn's 'Out of the East,' Kipling's 'From Sea to Sea.')
=Kirtipur=, Punjab. 32N. 75E. Nanek, founder of Sikh religion, and compiler of 'Adi-Granth' died here.
=Kishon=, Palestine. 33N. 35E. Scene of defeat of Sisera, and Elijah's destruction of the prophets of Baal. Battle fought on banks of river between Turks and French, 1799.
=Kizuki=, Japan. 35N. 133E. Great centre of Shinto religion in Japan. (See Lafcadio Hearn's 'Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan.')
=Kobe=, Japan. 35N. 135E. Formerly an independent town, but united to Hiogo, 1892. (See Kipling's 'From Sea to Sea.')
=Kolar=, Mysore. 13N. 78E. Contains tomb of father of Hyder Ali. Given to Hyder Ali, 1761; captured by British, 1768; by Mahrattas, 1770; by British, 1791.
=Kondapalli=, Madras. 17N. 81E. F. c. 1360. Seized by Krishna Deva, c.
1515; by Aurungzebe, 1687; by British, 1766.
=Konieh=, Asia Minor. 38N. 33E. City in which Paul and Barnabas preached.
Taken by Seljuks 1075; by Frederick Barbarossa, 1190; by Mohammed II., 1466. Mentioned by Xenophon in the 'Anabasis.'
=Kos=, Asia Minor. 37N. 27E. Site of famous temple of aesculapius. Bp. of Hippocrates, Apelles, Philetas, Ariston. Theocritus also lived here.
=Kotagherry=, Madras. 11N. 77E. Res. of Sir R. Burton, described in 'Goa and the Blue Mountains.'
=Koum=, Persia. 29N. 56E. Celebrated place of pilgrimage and contains shrine of Fatima, sister of Reza. (See Montesquieu's 'Lettres Persanes.')
=Kuldja=, East Turkestan. 44N. 81E. City f. after destruction of Tatar Kulja, 1865; taken by Russians, 1871; restored to China, 1881.
=Kumarhatta=, Bengal. 24N. 89E. Bp. of poet Ram Prasad Sen.
=Kunnoj=, United Provs. 27N. 80E. Contains two Mohammedan mausoleums in memory of Bala Pir and his son, 1650. King of Kanauj conquered by Sultan of Delhi, 1193.
=Lahore=, Punjab. 32N. 74E. Taken by Mahmoud, 1013, 1021; by Mohammed the Gouride, 1186; plundered and destroyed by Moguls, 1241; rebuilt, 1269; conquered by Baber, 1522; by Sikhs, 1758; Sikhs defeated by British, 1846; became incorporated with British Empire, 1849. (See 'Purchas His Pilgrimes,' Kipling's 'Kim.')
=Lampsacus=, Asia Minor. 40N. 27E. Ancient centre of worship of Priapus.
Bp. of Charon, Anaximenus, and Metrodorus.
=Lang-son=, Indo-China. 22N. 107E. Taken by the French under General de Negrier, 1885.
=Laswari=, Rajputana. 28N. 77E. Total defeat of Mahrattas by British, 1803. (See Malleson's 'Decisive Battles of India.')
=Latakia=, Syria. 36N. 36E. Scene of Dolabella's last siege, 43 B.C.; taken by Tancred, 1102; by Saladin, 1188. Experienced severe earthquakes, 1170, 1287, 1822. (See Volney's 'Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte.')
=Lebanon, Mounts.=, Palestine. 34N. 36E. Mountain range mentioned in the Bible as famous for cedars. Visited by Lamartine, 1832. (See 'Voyage en Orient,' Thomson's 'Land and the Book,' Burckhardt's 'Travels in Syria and the Holy Land.')
=Leh=, Kashmir. 34N. 78E. Contains tomb of Stolitzka, the Austrian geologist, who died here, 1874.
=Leiah=, Punjab. 31N. 71E. F. by Kamal Khan, c. 1550; Humayun Shah captured near here, 1794.
=Lhasa= ('God's house'), Tibet. 31N. 91E. Sacred city of Lamas, containing famous statue of Buddha. Forbidden to European explorers, but has been entered several times. (See Little's 'Far East.')
=Liao-yang=, Manchuria. 41N. 123E. Japanese secured a victory over Russians, 1904. (See McKenzie's 'From Tokyo to Tiflis.')
=Ligor=, Siam. 8N. 100E. Taken by Burmese, 1760, 1785.
=Lohogarh=, Bombay. 19N. 73E. Mentioned by Ptolemy. Taken by Sivaji, 1648; by British, 1818.