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potential trouble, Burnes decided to stay in Kabul against his friend's advice. That night, a small group of men began driving up a mob around the city. The group was originally a small contingent directly opposed to Burnes's presence. They managed to swell their numbers by spreading the message that the building adjacent to Burnes's house was used as the garrison treasury, holding pay for the entire British forces in Kabul.
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the courtyard, reportedly killing six men before being hacked to death. Alexander Burnes was soon beaten and hacked to death by the mob. The events took place just half an hour's march from where the British troops had been stationed. One young officer, recording the event in his journal, noted "When 300 men would have been sufficient in the morning, 3000 would not have been adequate in the afternoon."
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The situation with the rioters continued to deteriorate as they set fire to the compound stables. A single shot was fired from the crowd and Major Broadfoot, standing beside Burnes on the balcony, was killed. Now assured that there was no longer a chance for rescue, Charles Burnes exited, armed, into
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on 6 August 1838, while serving in the 21st India Native Infantry on a mission in Afghanistan, and remained there until his assassination in 1841, during an insurrection in which his younger brother, Charles, was also killed. The calmness with which he continued at his post despite the threat to his
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In Kabul, the reign of Shah Shuja was marked by tyranny and widespread poverty among the Afghan people. Shuja announced that he considered his own people to be "dogs" who needed to be taught to be obedient to their master, and spent his time exacting bloody vengeance on those Afghans who he felt had
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On 7 August 1839, the British Government restored Afghan leader Shah Shuja to the throne in Kabul after an exile of over thirty years. Shujah had been living as a pensioner of the crown for the entirety of his exile. He was considered to be the candidate most complacent and willing to cooperate with
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Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and
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By nightfall, a large mob had assembled within the courtyard of Burnes's house. Burnes sent a runner to the cantonments asking for immediate assistance, before stepping out onto his balcony to attempt to reason with the crowd. Reportedly, assistance from the British army was delayed by a series of
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At the same time, large numbers of British officers, their wives, children, and staff, had relocated to Kabul for the favourable temperatures, having previously been stationed in the hot, dry plains of Hindustan. The British influx brought with it numerous foreign customs such as cricket, skating,
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Afghanistan, one of the most remote kingdoms in the world, found itself sandwiched between the rival British and Russian empires. British control in India made the Russians suspect an intention to move northwards through Afghanistan; conversely, the British feared that India was sought by Russia.
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At the urging of Shah Shuja, the British and Indian troops had agreed to relocate their encampment out of the city walls, setting up a series of cantonments outside the city. Burnes however, chose to remain within the heart of the old city, taking up residence in a walled house with a handful of
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The narrative which he published on his visit to England in 1834 added immensely to contemporary knowledge of these countries, and was one of the most popular books of the time. It was republished in 2012. The first edition earned the author £800, and his services were recognised not only by the
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who informed Burnes of a plot to have him killed, urging him to flee the city for the relative safety of the cantonment. As the representative of Britain in Kabul, it was Burnes whom many Afghans considered responsible for the city's financial and religious decay. Confident he could quell any
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Sensing the two empires would collide in Afghanistan, the British Government needed intelligence and dispatched Burnes to get it. In 1831, travelling in disguise, Burnes surveyed the route through Kabul to Bukhara and produced the first detailed accounts of Afghan politics.
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and steeplechase. The sudden swelling of the city's population caused prices for food and goods in the bazaars to skyrocket. At the same time, Shujah had greatly increased taxation on the population, leading to a large scale economic depression among the lower class.
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from 22 to 26 October. The event was attended by numerous British political attachés and subalterns including Bentinck, General John Ramsay, and H.T. Prinsep. The event was also marked by the Maharajah's open display of the celebrated
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for three years. As assistant to the political agent, he took an interest in the history and geography of north-western India and the adjacent countries, which had not yet been thoroughly explored by the British; he then went to
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to accede to the throne. His recommendations went unheeded and, on 3 November 1840, Dost Mohammad surrendered himself to British forces, going into exile in India. Despite his hesitation in endorsing Shujah; Burnes, along with
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diamond, which he presented for free inspection by the British attendees (the jewel would eventually come into the possession of the British royal family, and set in the
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It came to light in 1860 that some of Burnes's dispatches from Kabul in 1839 had been altered to convey opinions that had not been his, but
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from November to December 1831. It was in Delhi that, on 19 December, Burnes first made contact with his future travelling partner
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life, and after the death of his political assistant Major William Broadfoot, won him a heroic reputation.
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Cabool. Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City in the years 1836, 7, and 8
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to support Dost Mohammed on the throne of Kabul, but the viceroy preferred to follow the opinion of Sir
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The Family treasury of Sunday reading. [Continued as] The Christian monthly and family treasury
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Cabool: A Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8
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admitted him without ballot. Soon after his return to India in 1835 he was appointed to the court of
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other senior officers including his brother Lieutenant Charles Burnes, and Major William Broadfoot.
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Travels into Bokhara: A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia
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to secure a treaty for the navigation of the Indus and in 1836 he undertook a political mission to
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Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India: 1780–1870
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Burnes, having long considered Shujah unfit to rule, had implored then Governor General
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internal arguments between senior officers there on how best to respond to the threat.
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His proposal in 1829 to undertake a journey of exploration through the valley of the
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On 1 November 1841, Burnes was approached by his former travelling companion
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Certificates of election and candidature for Fellowship of the Royal Society
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where he received permission to proceed in his travels into Central Asia.
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with a sitting commander of British forces in India, Governor General
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By Christopher Alan Bayly. Cambridge University Press, 1996. p. 138
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In October 1831, Burnes coordinated the first meeting of Maharaja
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Following the Rupur summit, Burnes took up brief residence in
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Recipients of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal
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refused after so long to grant the inquiry demanded in the
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At the age of sixteen, Alexander joined the army of the
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for his role in establishing contact with and exploring
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
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