Journal of a Political Mission to Afghanistan, in 1857, Under Major (now Colonel) Lumsden: With an Account of the Country and PeopleJournal of medical officer of British mission; providing detail of medicine of Afghans. |
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Afghanistan Afghans Amir amongst appearance arms army arrival attack Balochis Bani Israil British British Indian army called camels camp CHAP chief citadel cloth colour court cultivated custom dāk Delhi disease distance district Dost Mohammad Khan dress escort families Farāmurz Khan Fattah Mohammad Ghazni Ghilzai Ghor ground guard hands Hazarah heir-apparent heir-apparent's Herat hills Hindustan horses India infantry inhabitants Jājīs Kabul Kais Kandahar Karaiz Khaibar Khail Kila Kilati Ghilzai Kohat Kurram Logar Major Lumsden ment miles Mission Mohammad Sarwar Mohammadan morning mountain Mullah Naib Naib Gholam nation natives neighbours nomad occupied owing Paiwar party passed peculiar Persian Peshawar plain portion Post 8vo Price produced Pukhtun Punjab race received regiments religious river road rupees Sadik Khan Sardar Sardar Mohammad Sarwar Khan Shah Shiah sipahis soon stream Sufaid Koh surface Tajik tents tribes troops usually village whilst
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