Empire and Tribe in the Afghan Frontier Region - Custom, Conflict and British Strategy in Waziristan until 1947

List of contents

Chapter One Waziristan and the Early British Contacts
Chapter Two Britain and Waziristan 1870-1887
Chapter Three The Durand Line and the Mullah Powindah
Chapter Four The Mullah Powindah, Suicidal Attacks and British Responses
Chapter Five Death of the Mullah Powindah and WWI
Chapter Six The Third Anglo-Afghan War, the 1919-20 Expedition and the Early 1920s
Chapter Seven British Policy in Waziristan and the Razmak Base
Chapter Eight The 1920s and Peaceful Penetration
Chapter Nine Regime Change, Congress and Waziristan, Anglo-Afghan Relations
Chapter Ten Mirza Ali Khan’s Insurgency, Mullah Sher Ali and the Shami Pir
Chapter Eleven Mirza Ali Khan, World War Two and British Withdrawal
Chapter Twelve Summary and Conclusion
Appendix One - Timeline
Appendix Two – Personalities
Appendix Three – Genealogical Charts

About the author

Hugh Beattie is Staff Tutor and Lecturer in Religious Studies and History at The Open University. He is the author of Imperial Frontier: Tribe and State in Waziristan (2002).

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Beattie
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2021
• EAN: 9780755643721
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-4372-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Afghanistan, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, History and Archaeology