YAKUB See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

KHAN (1849- )  , ex-See also:

• AMIR, or AMEER (an Arabic word meaning " commander," from the root amr, " commanding ")

amir of See also:

• AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan, son of the amir Shere See also:

• ALI

Ali, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1849 . He showed See also:

• GREAT

great ability at an See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age, and was made See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• HERAT

Herat by his See also:

• FATHER

father, but See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke into open See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion against him in 1870, and was imprisoned in 1874 in See also:

• KABUL

Kabul . However, when Shere Ali in 1878 fled before the See also:

• BRITISH

British, he handed over the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government to Yakub, who, on his father's See also:

• DEATH

death in the following See also:

• FEBRUARY

February, was See also:

• PRO

pro-claimed amir, and signed a treaty of See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace with the British at See also:

• GANDAMAK

Gandamak . He.agreed to receive a British See also:

• RESIDENT

resident, and was in turn to receive a See also:

• SUBSIDY (through Fr. from Lat. subsidium, reserve troops, aid, assistance, from subsidere, literally " to sit or remain behind or in reserve,")

subsidy and support against See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign attack . But in See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September of the same See also:

• YEAR

year his revolted troops attacked the British residency, and the resident, See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis See also:

• CAVAGNARI, SIR PIERRE LOUIS NAPOLEON (1841–1879)

Cavagnari, and his See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff and See also:

• SUITE (Suite de pieces; Ordre; Partita)

suite were cut to pieces . This See also:

• OUTRAGE (through O. Fr. ultrage, oltrage, oultrage, from Lat. ultra, beyond, exceeding, cf. Ital. oltraggio; the meaning has been influenced by connexion with " rage," anger)

outrage was instantly avenged, for in See also:

• OCTOBER

October See also:

• EARL

Earl (then Sir See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick) See also:

• ROBERTS, DAVID (1796-1864)
• ROBERTS, FREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTS, EARL

Roberts with a large force defeated the Afghans on the 6th and took See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of Kabul on the 12th . Yakub See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

Khan thereupon abdicated, took See also:

• REFUGE

refuge in the British See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp, and was sent to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India on the 13th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December . YAKU-SHIMA, an See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island belonging to See also:

• JAPAN

Japan, lying S. of See also:

• KIN (0. E. cyn, a word represented in nearly all Teutonic languages, cf. Du. kunne, Dan. and Swed. kon, Goth kuni, tribe; the Teutonic base is kunya; the equivalent Aryan root gan- to beget, produce, is seen in Gr. 'yEvos, Lat. genus, cf. "kind")

Kin-shin, in 30° 30' N. and 130° 30' E . It is an irregular pentagon, 14 M. in width and the same in length . It is separated from Tanega-shima by the See also:

• VINCENNES

Vincennes Strait (Yaku-kaikyo), 12; M. wide, and its See also:

• SURFACE

surface is broken by lofty mountains, of which Yae-dake rises to a height of 6515 ft., and Eboshi-dake to a height of 4840 ft . It is covered with dense See also:

• FOREST

forest, in which are some of the finest See also:

• CRYPTOMERIA, or JAPANESE CEDAR

cryptomeria in Japan, known as Yaku-sugi .