Account of Kingdom of Caubul, Its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, - Comprising a View of Afghaun Nation, a History of Dooraunee Monarchy

Klappentext A detailed description of the culture! geography and political situation of contemporary Afghanistan! first published in 1815. Zusammenfassung Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) was a Scottish diplomat appointed the first British envoy to the Court of Kabul in 1808. First published in 1815, this volume contains his description of the culture and geography of Afghanistan which continued to inform British military policy in the region until the 1840s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Notice regarding the map; Introduction; Book I. Geographical Description of Afghanistaun: 1. Situation and boundaries of Afghanistaun; 2. Mountains of Afghanistaun; 3. Rivers of Afghanistaun; 4. Natural and political divisions of Afghanistaun; 5. Of the climate of Afghanistaun; 6. Animals, vegetables, and minerals of Afghanistaun; Book II. General Account of the Inhabitants of Afghanistaun: 1. Introduction, origin, and early history of the Afghauns; 2. Divisions and government of the Afghaun nation; 3. Marriages, condition of women, funerals, &c.; 4. Education, language, and learning of the Afghauns; 5. Religion, sects, moollahs, superstitions, &c.; 6. Hospitality, predatory habits, &c.; 7. Manners, customs, and character of the Afghauns; 8. Of the inhabitants of towns; 9. Of the great; 10. Trade of Caubul; 11. Husbandry of Caubul; 12. Taujiks, Hindkees and other inhabitants of Afghanistaun; Book III: 1. Particular account of the Afghaun tribes; 2. Eastern tribes continued; 3. Mountain tribes; 4. Western Afghauns; 5. Ghiljies, cities of Chuznee and Caubul, Wurduks and Caukers; 6. Naussers; Book IV. The Provinces: 1. Bulkh, or Bactria and the Uzbeks; 2. The Eimauks and Hazaurehs; 3. Heraut; 4. Seestaun; 5. Belochistaun and Lower Sind; 6. Upper Sind, Moultaun, Lya, and the countries between Leia and Cashmeer; 7. Cashmeer; Book V. The Royal Government of Caubul: 1. Of the king; 2. Administration of the government; 3. Of the division of the kingdom into provinces; 4. Of the revenue; 5. Justice and police of the kingdom; 6. The military establishment; 7. The religious establishment; Appendixes....

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• Authors: Mountstuart Elphinstone, Elphinstone Mountstuart
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108036719
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03671-9
• No. of pages: 740
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; Afghanistan, TRAVEL / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Diplomacy, Middle Eastern history, Central / national / federal government, Central government