. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. A CHUPRASSI FROM ASKOLEY IN THE VALLEY. The Dras Vallev. HJ graphs of natives reproduced in this voKime and taken by Sella fromthe purely artistic point of view, without any specific selection of types,are sufficient to prove that the great majority of the Baltis correspondmore to Ujfalvys description than to Cunninghams.^ As to their origin, Ujfalvy considers them to be descendants of theancient Saci, who came from the north of the Tien Shan and mingled
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. A CHUPRASSI FROM ASKOLEY IN THE VALLEY. The Dras Vallev. HJ graphs of natives reproduced in this voKime and taken by Sella fromthe purely artistic point of view, without any specific selection of types,are sufficient to prove that the great majority of the Baltis correspondmore to Ujfalvys description than to Cunninghams.^ As to their origin, Ujfalvy considers them to be descendants of theancient Saci, who came from the north of the Tien Shan and mingledlater with the aborigines of Northern India, the Dards and tlie quotes a tradition which is still current in Skaidu and Rondu,. GROUP FROM 1\KKI TTA IX TlIK INDUS to the effect that Baltistan was first inhabited by Dards of Aryan race,and later invaded by Mongols, who l)ecame fused with tlie originalpopulation. The Balti dialect is Tibetan, and this is their only common grouiulwith the Ladakhis. The difference in customs is fundamental. 1 havealready mentioned that the Ladakhis, like all Tibetans, are Llamaistsand practice polyandry, while the Baltis are Mohannnedans andpolygamous. There can be no doubt as to the radical difference inracial customs, ethics, family life and political institutions springingfrom points of departure so diametrically opposed. See also the groups of Baltis shown mi ]i]i. lOfi, 107^ IIS. 164, 192, etc. 90 Cliapter \ I. A very interesting ])oint is the circumstance that the Baltis belongto the sect of Shiite Mohammedans, whereas all the neighbouring peoplesof Chinese Turkestan, Kashmir and Dardistan belong to the Sunnitesect, like the rest of Islam in India. The Baltis thus f
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