a town of Hindustan, in the province of Sinde, and the residence of the chiefs of the aristocracy who govern the place. It carries on a considerable trade, and is noted for the dyeing of cloths. Latitude not ascertained.

KHIVAH, an independent territory of Asia, which extends on or near the banks of the Oxus a distance of between 100 and 200 miles, and on all quarters is surrounded by the desert. The town of Khivah, the capital, is about fifteen miles from the Oxus, or 240 miles from Mungushluc, a bay upon the banks of the Caspian Sea. This tract of country, however confined and unpromising, was at one time the seat of the Khwarezmian sovereigns, who maintained a very flourishing empire, well known in the annals of the East. This empire embraced the principal part of Western Asia, and the country around was populous and prosperous. But all is now changed. The country has been ruined by the invasions of different conquerors; and the city of Khwarezm or Ourgunge, like the most celebrated cities of the East, has become a ruin; and the seat of the petty power that now exists has been transferred to the mean and modern town of Khivah. The modern city of Khivah was totally ruined by Nadir Shah, at the time when he overran all Turkestan, on his return from India; its youth were enlisted in his armies, a great many were put to death, and numbers were transported to distant parts. The Usbeck Tartars at length obtained the ascendency in this country, and maintained on the throne a prince said to be of the race of Ghenghis. A chief from one of their tribes still rules in the country.