Vámbéry travelled Central Asia disguised as a dervish seeking the Magyar homeland

Evidence

In the years 1863–4, he travelled through Armenia, Persia and Turkestan disguised as a dervish. His chief aim was to seek evidence of the original Magyar homeland in Central Asia. On his return to Europe he went to London where he was lionized, before proceeding on to Vienna. — Robert Irwin, For Lust of Knowing, 340