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Balk, a City in the Usbeg Tartary, seated on the River Jihun, in the Confines of the Province of Chorasun, in the Kingdom of Persia, between Samerhand to the N W. and Candabar to the S E. This City is under a particular Kan, who in the time of Cha-jehan, prevailing against the Kan of Samarhand, the latter called in the Indians to assi..."

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=== 1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri. ===
<blockquote>Balk, a City in the [[Usbeck|Usbeg Tartary]], seated on the River Jihun, in the Confines of the Province of Chorasun, in the [[Persia|Kingdom of Persia]], between [[Samarchand|Samerhand]] to the N W. and Candabar to the S E. This City is under a particular Kan, who in the time of Cha-jehan, prevailing against the Kan of Samarhand, the latter called in the Indians to assist him under Aureng-Zeb; This Prince would have taken Balk, had not the two Kans foreseen the Consequence, and clapped up a Peace, and forced him to retreat.</blockquote>

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