Mountstuart Elphinstone: Papers relating to his mission to Kabul 1808-1809; and other papers relating to the history of Afghanistan and Central Asia

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Mss Eur F88 Series 10
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000000015.0x0002f0
  • Dates of Creation
    • c 1808-1815
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 10 files

Scope and Content

Comprises Mountstuart Elphinstone's report of his mission to Kabul, 1808-1809 [Mss Eur F88/359]; his notes on the history of Afghanistan and Central Asia, presumably also used as research for his publication, ‘An account of the kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun Nation, and a history of the Dooraunee Monarchy’ (London, 1815)

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Related Material

IOR: H/657-658. Mountstuart Elphinstone published ‘An account of the kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun Nation, and a history of the Dooraunee Monarchy’ (London,1815).