Khita

See Hittites. Khiva (che'vä). 1. A khanate of central Asia, situated in the valley of the lower Oxus, bordering on Bokhara on the southeast, and nearly surrounded by Ru ian territory. It is governed by a khan, va al (since 1873) of Ru ia. The leading races are Uzbegs, Sarts, Turkomans, and liberated Persians. The religion is Mohammedan. Khiva was part of the ancient Kharezm. It was unsucce fully attacked by Ru ia in 1717 and 1839. and conquered by Ru ia in 1873. Area, estimated, 22,320 square miles. Population, estimated, 700,000. 2. The capital of the khanate of Khiva, in lat. 41° 23′ N., long. 60° E. Population, about 5,000. Khnum. An Egyptian deity. See Ra . Khodjend, or Khojend (chō-jend'). A town in Sir-Daria, Turkestan, Asiatic Ru ia, situated on the Sir-Daria 76 miles west-southwest of Khokand. Population, estimated, 35,000. Khoi, or Choi (cho i). A town in the province of Azerbaijan, Persia, situated on the Kotur in lat. 38° 32′ N., long. 45° 8' E. Near this place, in 1514, the Turks under Selim I. defeated the Persians under Is mail. Population, estimated, 25,000. Khoikhoin (koi-koin'). The native name of the Hottentots. By their Bantu neighbors they are called Balawu or Balao. They occupy the southwestern extremity of Africa, mostly in German territory and in the Cape Colony. (For their physical appearance, see Hottentot Bushmen.) Though involved in relentle wars with the white intruders, with Bantu neighbors, and with people of their own kin, they have maintained themselves to this day, and are not decreasing. They have subjugated a Bantu tribe, the Hill Damara, forced upon it their own language, and almost destroyed another Bantu tribe, the Ovaherero. Most of them are now semi-civilized. The principal tribes are that of the Cape (speaking Dutch), the Korana, the Griqua or Bastards (half-breeds of mixed Hottentot and Dutch blood), the Gonaqua in the Eastern Province, and the Namaqua in German Southwest Africa, The last is the strongest tribe, numbering about 350,000. The main features of the Khoikhoin language are (1) In phonology: (a) the clicks which form an integral part of the words; (b) the musical tones by which several meanings of a monosyllabic root are differentiated. (2) In morphology: (c) monosyllabic roots; (d) three grammatic genders and three numbers; (e) the masculine and feminine letters identical with the Hamitic; (f) the use of postpositions as in the Hamitic family. Exceedingly rich in grammatical forms and in word-store, the Khoikhoin dia lects are also well provided with folk-tales, animal stories, and proverbs, many which have been collected, but few published. See Hottentots and Bantu . Khojend. See Khodjend . Khokand (chō-känd). ō-känd. 1. A former khanate of Turkestan, now the territory of Ferghana in Asiatic Ru ia: annexed by Ru ia in 1876. 2. The chief town of the territory of Ferghana, Turkestan, Asiatic Ru ia, situated in lat. 40° 32′ N., long. 70° 50′ E. It is an important trading center. Population (1885-89), 54,043. Khons, or Chons. See Khuns . Khonsar (chon-sär'). A town in the province of Irak-Ajemi, Persia, 73 miles northwest of Ispahan. Population, about 12,000. the province of Luristan, Persia, situated in lat. 33° 30′ N., long. 48° 25′ E. Population, est i mated, 6,000. Khorasan