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to this region and notes some of what has been written, though much of the record is significant in that it ignores this region completely.

Stein begins by considering the early records and names of Khotan, and he refers to the writings of Chinese annalists and travelers and certain Tibetan texts which are based on legends and traditions originally chronicled in Khotan itself. He cites a number of reasons for giving more attention to the Chinese notices because

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