Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Per... - 9781108036719

Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Per... - 9781108036719

Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and IndiaComprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy\nAuthor(s): Mountstuart Elphinstone\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108036719, 978-1108036719\nSynopsis\nMountstuart Elphinstone [tel] was a Scottish diplomat and colonial administrator. After joining the civil service of the East India Company in 1796 he was appointed the first British envoy to the Court of Kabul in 1808. In 1819 he was appointed the Governor of Bombay, and after his retirement in 1827 he devoted his life to historical and literary studies. First published in 1815, this volume contains Elphinstone's detailed description of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Elphinstone describes the geography, economy and political situation of the kingdom and provides a brief account of Afghan history. He also gives the first detailed .

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