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
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- NOTICE REGARDING THE MAP
- LIST OF PLATES
- ERRATA
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- BOOK I GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- BOOK II GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- CHAP. I INTRODUCTION, ORIGIN, AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. II DIVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFGHAUN NATION
- CHAP. III MARRIAGES, CONDITION OF WOMEN, FUNERALS, &c
- CHAP. IV EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, AND LEARNING OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. V RELIGION, SECTS, MOOLLAHS, SUPERSTITIONS, &c
- CHAP. VI HOSPITALITY, PREDATORY HABITS, &c
- CHAP. VII MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CHARACTER OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. VIII OF THE INHABITANTS OF TOWNS
- CHAP. IX OF THE GREAT
- CHAP. X TRADE OF CAUBUL
- CHAP. XI HUSBANDRY OF CAUBUL
- CHAP. XII TAUJIKS, HINDKEES AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- BOOK III PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE AFGHAUN TRIBES
- BOOK IV THE PROVINCES
- BOOK V THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAUBUL
- APPENDIX A HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF CAUBUL FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE DOORAUNEE MONARCHY
- APPENDIX B MR. DURIE'S NARRATIVE
- APPENDIX C ACCOUNT OF SOME NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
- APPENDIX D EXTRACT FROM LIEUTENANT MACARTNEY'S MEMOIR
- APPENDIX E PUSHTOO VOCABULARY
- Plate section
CHAP. VIII - OF THE INHABITANTS OF TOWNS
from BOOK II - GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- NOTICE REGARDING THE MAP
- LIST OF PLATES
- ERRATA
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- BOOK I GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- BOOK II GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE INHABITANTS OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- CHAP. I INTRODUCTION, ORIGIN, AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. II DIVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFGHAUN NATION
- CHAP. III MARRIAGES, CONDITION OF WOMEN, FUNERALS, &c
- CHAP. IV EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, AND LEARNING OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. V RELIGION, SECTS, MOOLLAHS, SUPERSTITIONS, &c
- CHAP. VI HOSPITALITY, PREDATORY HABITS, &c
- CHAP. VII MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND CHARACTER OF THE AFGHAUNS
- CHAP. VIII OF THE INHABITANTS OF TOWNS
- CHAP. IX OF THE GREAT
- CHAP. X TRADE OF CAUBUL
- CHAP. XI HUSBANDRY OF CAUBUL
- CHAP. XII TAUJIKS, HINDKEES AND OTHER INHABITANTS OF AFGHAUNISTAUN
- BOOK III PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE AFGHAUN TRIBES
- BOOK IV THE PROVINCES
- BOOK V THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF CAUBUL
- APPENDIX A HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF CAUBUL FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE DOORAUNEE MONARCHY
- APPENDIX B MR. DURIE'S NARRATIVE
- APPENDIX C ACCOUNT OF SOME NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
- APPENDIX D EXTRACT FROM LIEUTENANT MACARTNEY'S MEMOIR
- APPENDIX E PUSHTOO VOCABULARY
- Plate section
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- Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and IndiaComprising a View of the Afghaun Nation, and a History of the Dooraunee Monarchy, pp. 254 - 266Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1815