Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India: Comprising a View...

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Mountstuart Elphinstone

Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India

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Comprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy

Mountstuart Elphinstone

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Cambridge University Press
02 June 2011

Middle Eastern history; Military history; Central government; Diplomacy

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

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Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) 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 ethnographic accounts of the various Afghan tribes and ethnic groups in the kingdom. This fascinating volume informed British military and diplomatic policy in the region until the 1840s, and remained the main source of information on the culture of the Afghan tribes for much of the nineteenth century.

By: Mountstuart Elphinstone
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.740kg
ISBN: 9781108036719
ISBN 10: 1108036716
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
Pages: 740
Publication Date: 02 June 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active