Dardistan In 1866, 1886 And 1893: Being An Account Of The History, Religions, Customs, Legends, Fables And Songs Of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial), Dasin, Chitral, Hunsa, Nagyr And Other Parts Of The Hindukush

About the Book:-A pioneering study of this little known pocket sitting in the high Hindu Kush (North of the valley of Kashmir). This book contains the life work of the author among the Dards, and gives an account of their history, religion, customs, legends, fables and songs. The area of Dardistan includes the areas of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial), Yasin, Chittral, Hunza, Nagyr and other parts of the Hindu Kush. This book was a supplement to the second edition of the Hunza and Nagyr Handbook. This book has a map of the region and 17 other illustrations. It is a reprint of the 1890 edition. About the Author:-Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner was a British orientalist. As a linguist, he is said to have had acquaintance with some fifty languages, many of which he spoke fluently. At nineteen, he became lecturer in Arabic, Turkish and Modern Greek, and at twenty-three was appointed Professor in Arabic and Muslim Law at King's College London. Three years later, sometime in 1864, he became Principal of Government College University (Lahore) (then British India, present day Pakistan). He was instrumental in the foundation of the University of the Punjab in 1882. He founded many schools, literary associations, public libraries and academic journals, while at the same time dedicating himself to the study of the cultures of the Indian subcontinent. During this period he wrote a scholarly and comprehensive book in Urdu, History of Islam, in two volumes, with the help of an Urdu Muslim scholar, Maulvi Karim-ud-Din, who was at that time District Inspector of Schools in Amritsar, Punjab. These two volumes were later published in 1871 and 1876. Following the passage of the Royal Titles Act 1876 which declared Queen Victoria Empress of India, Prof. Leitner coined the title Kaysar-i-Hind as the new Empress' official title. The Title 'Dardistan In 1866, 1886 And 1893