A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul & Afghanistan [Hardcover]

Afghanistan had very close contacts, both cultural and political, with India since very early times. All foreign invasions to India, except the last one, either routed through or originated in Afghanistan. No ruler of northern India could, therefore, afford to remain indifferent to the happenings in that mountainous neighbouring country. The East India Company, when became the masters of India, kept an eye on the developments in Afghanistan and sent residents and envoys to the Court of Kabul. The present work, first published in 1840, is the narrative, written by such an envoy to the court of Dost Mohamed Khan who occupied the throne of Kabul in the early decades of the nineteenth century. The narrative which has been written as a fascinating fiction, not only describes many political developments and troubles in that country but also presents an interesting picture of the Afghan life. The History of many places in the region have been recorded. The Author also visited the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Lahore and has presented a beautiful account of the courtlife of the King, his personal habits and manners and his state policies. The author was an artist too. The Book is illustrated with several drawings by the author himself. The work contains much valuable material for the study of the history of nineteenth century Afghanistan and Punjab. With Illustrations from Drawings made by the Authors on the Spot. Chap. I : Prepare to Depart for Multan - Guja Singh - Fete Champetre - The Lodiana School - Shah Shuja and Shah Ziman - Cross the Sutlij - Altars of Alexander - Description of the Punjab Country - Gardens of Multan - Shrine of the Fakir Shums-i-Tabriz - Heat of Climate - Description of Multan - Mussulman Tombs - Manufactures of Multan - Saman Mul - The Besak - Ameer Khan - The River Teenmu - Proceed to Karur - Huts of the Villages - Cross the Sidne - Ferries over the Indus - Arrival at Purawur - Tufan Chap. II : The Kayser Mountain - Village of Gundi and Mound - Ruins - REACH the Lohani Camp - Lohani Salutations - High Range of Temperature-Mulberry Bird - Description of the Camp Amusements - Ameer Khan's Stories - Story from Ferishta - Mahmud Khan's Empire - Runjit Singh's Conquests - The Lohanis - Duties Levied on the Merchants - Village of Derabund - Earthquake - The Mountaineers - Mineral Fluid and Mumbai - Mountaineer Attacks Chap. III : PA The Caravan sets out - High Temperature - Ladies mounted on Camels - Their Dress - The Order maintained Night Guards - Durkhaneh - Shonkul - Great height of the Thermometer - Gomul River - Medical Practice - Encamp at Monjighurra - Tax Levied here - Mountaineer Ferocity - Enter the Territory of the Tak Rajah - Alarm of Attack - Mountain Strata - Nelei - Enter a Defile - The Vuziris - Precaution taken - Lohani Graves - The Serpent-eater - Orsak - The Tukt-i-Suliman - Fresh Alarm - Reach Terapore - Treatment of a Sick Man - Scuffle with a Holy Man - A Lohani Funeral - Predestination Chap IV : Arrival at Karandur - Sirmagha - Vegetable Soap - Edible Rhubarb - Parting for Kandahar of some of the Lohanis - Encamp in a Mountain Pass - Scenery and Delicious Breeze - Thermometer and Elevation - Suliman Kyl Tribe - Mode of Robbing - Tribute to Dost Mahomed Khan - Boundaries - Encamp at Katawaz - Dsharah Ridge - Mountain Sheep - Ruins of Zohaka - Sand Grouse - Eyesight Judgment of the Aborigines - Round Forts - Revenue-Officers from Kabul - Ameer Khan's Killah - Illness of The Author - Proceed to Ghuzni - Character of the Lohanis - Scenery around Ghazni Chap. V : Ghuzni-Koh-i-Nigar Khaneh Mountains - The Hazarabs - The Fort of Ghuzni - Find one of Mr. Moorcroft's Servants - Sultan Mahmud's Minars - Good offices of the Kuzzelbash - Leave Ghazni- Bund-i-Sultan - Baber's Account of Ghazni - Topes - Visit to a Mine - Chahar Deh - The Nawab's Family - Customs of the Country - Ghilzyes and Dost Mahomed Khan - Military Operations of Dost Mahomed - Attachment of Dost Mahomed to England - Hospitable Reception - Enter Kabul Chap. VI : Character of the Country between Ghuzni and Kabul - A Kabul Dwelling-House - Aspect of the City - Bazaars - Climate - Description of the Bala Hissar - Variety of the Population - Origin of the Afghans - Neighbourhood of Kabul and Productions - Fruits, Flowers -unt of the Gardens - Manners of the People - A Bigoted Mussulman - Conduct of Dost Mahomed and his Sons to the Author - Sporting Dogs of Mahomed Akhar Khan Chap. VII : Durbar of Dost Mahomed - Allahdad Khan - Repast at the Reception - Give up visiting Bamian - Professor Wilson's Remarks upon Bamian - Conjectures respecting the Route of Alexander the Great - Probability of the Macedonian March by the way of Bamian - Old COINS - Beghram - Baber's Tomb - Mosque of Shah Jehan Chap. VIII : Afghan Horses - Fete - Tukt-i-Shah Mountain - Country around described - Mountains of Pugbman - The Koh-Daman and Hindu-Kosh - Intriguers at the Tombs - Animal and Mineral Production of the Hazara-Jat - English Tomb at Kabul - Superstitions in Kabul - Genii - Visit to the Kohistan - Nawab's Barber - Timour Shah's and other Gardens - Relics of the Emperor Baber - Castellated Dwellings - Plain of the Kohistan - Vast Mountains - The Reg Ruwan - Robbers - Religious Impostor - Return to Kabul Chap. IX : The Author Quits Kabul - Different Routes - Sei Baba - Barik Ab - Jeg Delik - Arrival at Tatung - Jelalabad - The Sufyd Koh - Kaffiristan - Manners of the Kaffir People - Account of a Seor-Posh Kaffir in Kabul - Dwellings of the Kaffir Race - Arrival at Peshawur - Reach Lahore - Khuruk Singh - No Nehal Singh - The Gurus or Priests - The Fakir Azij-ud-Dyn - Other Characters at the Court of Runjit - The Three Rajahs - Runjit Singh's Person - Introduction - Runjit Notions of Physic - Military Display and Magnificence of Runjit Chap. X : Remarks on Rungit Singh's Conduct and Character - The Girl and Fakir - A Second Anecdote - Mode of Dealing with a Request - Sir H. Fane's Visit to Lahore - His Reception by Runjit - The Bride and Bridegroom - Military Display - Reported Apprehensions of Runjit - Rival Military Practice - Arrival of the Patans - Entertainments Ladies' Interview with Runjit - Departure of the Commander-in-Chief - The Fakir who buried himself alive - Elephant Fights - The Akalis - Guja Singh and his Invitation Chap. XI : Afghan Music - History of Haji Khan - The Ruling Afghan Families - Actions of Dost Mohamed Khan - Rokya Begum - Feuds among the Chiefs - Dost Mohamed becomes Master of Kabul - Wins oyer Haji Khan - Patan Character - Person of Dost Mohamed - His Durbar - Address - A Mullah's Interruption - The Court of Runjit Singh - Comparison - Officers of the Ameer - Dialects in use at Kabul - Mohamed Akber Khan - Dost Mohamed's Children and Family-Simple Food - Dress - Portrait Painting - Dost Mohamed's Horses - Bigotry of the Mullahs - Character of Dost Mohamed - Morals of Kabul - Revenue - Justice - Armed Forces Chap. XII : Eating the Hulym - Shah Shuja's Former Expedition and Defeat - Remarks upon the Affairs of Persia, Afghanistan, and the British Policy - Dost Mahomed and his Future Conduct - Khiva - Russian Mission - Remarks of the Kirghiz Kazaks and their Country - Different Routes to Khiva - Horse-Racing - Anecdote - Commerce of the Kirghiz Kazaks - Mode of Attack of the Kirghiz Kazakli, and Object-Conclusion The Title 'A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul & Afghanistan written/authored/edited by G.T. Vigne', published in the year 1986. The ISBN 9788121200523 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 530 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Economic / Finance / Agriculture. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-