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The government, however, chose to support the unpopular shah shoja. A voyage up the indus to lahore and a journey to cabool, tartary and persia in1835. He belonged to the same family as robert burns, the poet, his greatgrandfather and the poets father having been brothers. Containing the narrative of a voyage on the indus from the sea to lahore. Travels into bokhara by alexander burnes read online on. Travels into bokhara volume 1 of 3 by sir alexander burnes. Books by alexander burnes author of travels into bokhara. Travels into bokhara, by alexander burnes the independent. The narrative of a voyage on the indus hardcover collection. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Burnes, sir alexander 18051841, an indian political officer, was the fourth son of james burnes, writer of the signet and provost of montrose. Being the account of a journey from india to cabool, tartary and persia. As a result of a political mission to kabul 1836, he encouraged british india to support dost mo. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. This mountain range stretches for some 100 km northwest to southeast, parallel to the halil rud, to the northeast of jiroft and to the southwest of bam, rising to a maximal elevation of 3,750 m. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Being the account of a journey from india to cabool, tartary, and persia. He was nicknamed bokhara burnes for his role in establishing contact with and exploring bukhara, which made his name. This brand new edition brings the heady sense of excitement, risk and zeal bursting from the pages. Captain sir alexander burnes, frs 16 may 1805 2 november 1841 was a scottish traveller and explorer who took part in the great game. Travels into bokhara is a fantastic compilation of three different volumes written by adventurer alexander burnes. The narrative of a voyage on the indus full read most wanted. Travels into bokhara by sir alexander burnes, 9781108075473, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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