Karafuto
the part of the island of Sakhalin, off the east coast of Siberia, belonging to Japan. The island covers an area of 27,823 square miles, the part N. of the 50th parallel of latitude belonging to Russia, and the part S. to Japan. Karafuto's area is 13,048 square miles, almost half of the island.
Pop. 1917, about 68,000.
KARAGEORGEVITCH FAMILY, formerly reigning dynasty of Serbia, and now of Jugoslavia, of which King Peter is the present head. The family originated with Karageorge (Black George) Petrovitch, born in 1770, who led the Serbians in revolt against the Turks in 1801. The final result of his operations was a victory in 1806, after which he was recognized as Prince of Serbia by the Porte. In 1812 he was compelled to flee to Russia, by the success of the Turkish armies in again attacking the Serbians. During his absence the Serbians again revolted suc- Vol. V-Cyc-U 12. They spect bear Imudic Jo Roman C ew thouse a, Galicia, nd KARAITES cessfully under Milosh Obrenovitch who caused his rival, Black George, to be murdered, in 1817. The Obrenovitch dynasty remained in power until 1903, when its reigning representative, Alexanits reigning representative, Alexander, was assassinated by his own officers on account of his corrupt tendencies.
Peter, the senior representative of the house of Karageorge, then living in exile in Paris, was thereupon called to the throne, on which he has remained ever since.
KARELINITE forms for some distance the dividing line course of 146 miles, during which it between Bengal and the Northwestern provinces, enters the Ganges. The Hindus hold it in the greatest abhorrence, and will neither drink nor touch its waters, though they are of crystal clearness and abound in fish.
KARA (kä'rä) SEA, the portion of the Arctic Ocean between Nova Zembla and the Yalmal Peninsula, off the rivers discharge their waters into its Siberian coast . The Obi and Yenisei corner. Since Nordenskjöld's famous voyage in the "Vega" (1875), various navigators have demonstrated of the sea.
Sea being thus navigable for about two months (July to September) in the year, KARAITES (kār'ā-ītz), the descendants of the ancient Sadducees. Their N. Ε. system was revised by Anan ben David, A. D. 761 or 762.
They reject tradition, and in this respect bear the same relation to the Talmudic Jews that Protestants do to Roman Catholics. They few thousand.
They are found in Russia, Galicia, Constantinople, Jerusalem, etc. number a