[Footnote *: In the deserts to the south-east of Astrakhan
have been found the ruins of a city named Madchar, which
proves the residence of the Hungarians or Magiar in those
regions. Precis de la Geog. Univ. par Malte Brun, vol. i.
p. 353. - G.
This is contested by Klaproth in his Travels, c. xxi.
Madschar, (he states) in old Tartar, means "stone building."
This was a Tartar city mentioned by the Mahometan writers. -
M.]