Aged sixteen, Alexander Burnes (1805–41) took up a post in the Bombay army, and speedily learned both Hindustani and Persian. His skills led him to political work, and he himself proposed a covert expedition to Bukhara, to survey the country, but also to observe the expansionist activities of the Russians in central Asia. In 1832, he set off, with an army doctor, and two Indians as surveyor and secretary. They travelled in local dress and adopted whatever personas a situation required. Having reached Bukhara, they continued overland to the Caspian Sea, and then to Tehran, returning to Bombay by sea in 1833. This three-volume account of his adventures, published in 1834, was an instant bestseller. Volume 3 is an account of Burnes' earlier diplomatic mission up the Indus to Lahore in 1831. He continued his diplomatic activities in Afghanistan, but was murdered there by a mob in 1841.
By:
Alexander Burnes
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 3
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781108075480
ISBN 10: 1108075487
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Pages: 364
Publication Date: 31 July 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; 1. Arrival of presents from the king of England; 2. Tatta described; 3. Departure from Hydrabad; 4. Quit Bukkur; 5. Voyage in the country of the Seiks; 6. Enter Lahore; Memoir on the Indus and its Tributary Rivers in the Punjab: 1. A general view of the Indus; 2. A comparison of the Indus and Ganges; 3. On Sinde; 4. On the mouths of the Indus; 5. On the delta of the Indus; 6. The Indus from Tatta to Hydrabad; 7. The Indus from Hydrabad to Sehwun; 8. The Indus from Sehwun to Bukkur; 9. The Indus from Bukkur; 10. The Indus from Mittun to Attok; 11. The Chenab, or Acesines, joined by the Sutlege, or Hesudrus; 12. On Bhawul Khan's country; 13. The Punjab; 14. The Chenab joined by the Ravee; 15. The Ravee below Lahore; 16. A memoir of the eastern branch of the Indus, and the Run of Cutch.
