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  • Travels Into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    ‘The Great Game’ (also referred to as the Tournament of Shadows) is a term used to describe the political and diplomatic confrontation that existed during most of the 19th Century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire centered around Afghanistan and its surrounding regions. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia.

    Alexander Burnes was a British adventurer and employee of the East India Company during the Great Game era of the 19th Century. He spoke Hindi and Persian and was nicknamed 'Bokhara Burnes' for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bokhara, which made him famous. He was rumored to be a spy during the first Afghan War and was knighted by Queen Victoria for his clandestine services ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels into Bokhara

    ‘The Great Game’ (also referred to as the Tournament of Shadows) is a term used to describe the political and diplomatic confrontation that existed during most of the 19th Century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire centered around Afghanistan and its surrounding regions. The classic Great Game period is generally regarded as running approximately from the Russo-Persian Treaty of ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels into Bokhara

    A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia

    At the age of only twenty six, Alexander Burnes proved himself to be one of the most effective intelligence agents of his time. Making two dangerous journeys beyond the frontiers of the Indian Empire, he reported back via the East India Company to Downing Street on the geography and politics of the kingdoms that lay to the northwest as far as fabled Bokhara. He travelled simply, disguised as a ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 2 of 3)

    "Travels Into Bokhara" by Sir Alexander Burnes is a captivating account of the author's journey through Central Asia, particularly focusing on the region of Bokhara. Burnes, a British explorer and diplomat, provides a detailed narrative of his experiences, interactions with local cultures, and observations of the political landscape of the time. His vivid descriptions and keen insights into the ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels into Bokhara: Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia (Complete)

    In the end of December, 1831, I had the honour to obtain the final sanction of the Governor-general of India to proceed to Central Asia. I received my passports from his lordship at Delhi on the 23d of that month, and proceeded by express to Lodiana on the frontiers, where I had the pleasure of meeting my fellow-traveller Mr. James Gerard, of the Bengal army. We here experienced many acts of ... En savoir plus

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  • Viaje a Bujará

    Viaje a Bujará es un fascinante relato de viaje que transporta a los lectores al corazón de Asia central en el siglo XIX. En esta obra, Alexander Burnes narra su intrépida travesía a través de India, Afganistán y Persia, describiendo las maravillas y los desafíos de la región con un estilo literario cautivador. Desde su misión diplomática en la misteriosa Bujará hasta sus encuentros con líderes ... En savoir plus

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  • Strategy Six Pack 12

    Six History Classics

    “Hidden talent counts for nothing.”- Nero.Strategy Six Pack 12 presents six historical texts spanning two millennia and three continents. Ancient Rome and the Americas get two books each: Mary Platt Parmele’s A Short History of Rome is paired with Jacob Abbott’s biography of Emperor Nero; Thomas Paine’s 1791 American political classic The Rights of Man is followed by 1831’s The Confessions of Nat ... En savoir plus

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  • Travels into Bokhara Volume 1, 2, 3 Complete

    Collections series Classics To Go
    Travels into Bokhara: containing the narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, ... and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia ; performed by order of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833 ... En savoir plus

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  • On Secret Service East of Constantinople

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  • White Mughals

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