Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Dardistan, a tract of country, few particulars of which are known, bordering on Cashmere in Central Asia. The district is wild and mountainous, and its people, converts from Buddhism to Mohammedanism, are of Indo-European race, and little civilised. The boundaries of the country, including. Gilgit, Hasora, and Tassin, are not clearly defined.