From Delhī to Kābul-o-Qandhār: Two Unpublished Manuscripts of Travels to Afghanistan in 18th Century

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This article introduces and reviews two unpublished manuscripts of the travels from Delhi to Afghanistan. Both travels were sponsored and initiated by the East India Company, and the objectives of the missions were to communicate with the rulers of Afghanistan and to gather information about the military power and status of the Shah-i Kabul. The first travelogue was written by Ghulam Muhammad Khan about the mission sent from 1782-to 1787 at the advice of Warren Hastings. The second travelogue was narrated by Abdul Qadir Khan who edited the information brought back by Shaikh Rahm Ali after his travel to Kabul in 1797 at the instruction of John Lumsden. Both manuscripts lie in the British Library and give an interesting account of the cities, towns, rivers, agriculture, military resources, castles, dignitaries, and cultural ambiance of North India in the late eighteenth century.

Najeeba Arif. (2022) دہلی سے کابل و قندھار تک: اٹھارھویں صدی میں افغانستان کے دو غیر مطبوعہ سفرنامے, Bunyad, Vol13, Bunyad.
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