Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit SinghW. Blackwood, 1898 - 359 páginas |
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... Prince Habib - ulla Khan , son of the deceased elder brother of Dost Muhammad Khan . Habib - ulla Khan had for a short time been recognised as ruler of Kabul , but had now been dispossessed by his uncle . 54 CHAPTER V. A SOLDIER OF ...
... Prince Habib - ulla Khan , son of the deceased elder brother of Dost Muhammad Khan . Habib - ulla Khan had for a short time been recognised as ruler of Kabul , but had now been dispossessed by his uncle . 54 CHAPTER V. A SOLDIER OF ...
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... Prince Habib - ulla Khan is so spirited , and fortunately so complete , that it follows entirely in his own words . The history of the internecine struggle between Dost Muhammad Khan and the various members of his family for the throne ...
... Prince Habib - ulla Khan is so spirited , and fortunately so complete , that it follows entirely in his own words . The history of the internecine struggle between Dost Muhammad Khan and the various members of his family for the throne ...
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... Prince Habib - ulla Khan returned to his stronghold in an inaccessible place near Parwan , and there with his own hands slew his wives and female slaves . He believed that this terrible act was necessary to preserve them from dishonour ...
... Prince Habib - ulla Khan returned to his stronghold in an inaccessible place near Parwan , and there with his own hands slew his wives and female slaves . He believed that this terrible act was necessary to preserve them from dishonour ...
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... prince's slaves , who had been treated very kindly by him . This boy first begged leave to accompany the prince , and on being told that this was impossible , he insisted on being slain together with the ladies of the royal household ...
... prince's slaves , who had been treated very kindly by him . This boy first begged leave to accompany the prince , and on being told that this was impossible , he insisted on being slain together with the ladies of the royal household ...
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... prince when the latter had fled for refuge to his country when Kashgar had been invaded by the Chinese . The prince was enticed into Badakshan by false promises of friendship , and then put to the torture to force him to give up his ...
... prince when the latter had fled for refuge to his country when Kashgar had been invaded by the Chinese . The prince was enticed into Badakshan by false promises of friendship , and then put to the torture to force him to give up his ...
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Soldier and Traveller: Memories [i.e. Memoirs] of Alexander Gardner, Colonel ... Alexander Haughton Campbell Gardner Visualização de excertos - 1970 |
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adventurer Afghan Afghanistan Allard Amir arrived artillery attacked Author Avitabile Badakshan Bolor British brother Captain cavalry Cheaper Edition chief Chitral cloth Colonel Gardner command Court Crown 8vo death Demy 8vo Dogra Dost Muhammad Khan English Fcap French Gulab Singh guns Habib-ulla Khan Harlan Hazaras Hira Singh History honour horses India Indus infantry Jammu Jindan John journey Kabul Kafiristan Kafirs Kashmir Khaibar Khalsa Kharrak Singh Kirghiz Kunduz lady Lahore LL.D Maharaja Ranjit Singh Maharaja Sher Singh Maps Minister mountain Muhammadan murdered Nao Nihal Singh officers OLIPHANT Pamir Panjab party passed Peshawar Portrait Post 8vo Prince Professor Raja Dhyan Singh regiment region returned Revised river Royal ruler rupees sardars Scotland Second Edition Shah Sher Singh Shighnan Sikh army Sir Henry Lawrence soldier Suchet Singh sword Syad Ahmad Therbah Third Edition took travelling tribe troops Urd Khan Ventura vols Wazirabad William Blackwood Yarkand
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