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This work investigates the political, social, and geographical landscape of the Kingdom of Kabul during the early nineteenth century. Mountstuart Elphinstone, a British diplomat and colonial administrator, compiled this account following his 1808 mission to the court of Shah Shuja al-Mulk. The text serves as a foundational ethnographic and political survey, utilizing firsthand observations and interviews to document the customs, governance, and terrain of the region for the British East India Company.
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Historians and regional experts recognize this text as a seminal document for understanding the pre-colonial history of Afghanistan. Readers frequently note the dense, observational nature of the prose, which reflects the meticulous documentation style characteristic of nineteenth-century colonial administration.
Page Count:
954
Publication Date:
1973-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0196360625
ISBN-13:
9780196360621
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