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days in Srinagar from Srinagar a famous pir of Naqashbandi order travelled with him to Lahore. He penned down his traveling very meticulously. His Account is interesting and gives fabulous information about the people, geography, rulers and their attitude towards their subjects. He gave the general characteristic of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs etc. Raja Zaberdast khan was the ruler of Muzaffarabad at the time of his visit to Muzaffarabad . He wrote about the deteriorating health of Zaberdast Khan and he was asked by the Muzaffarabad's Raja to do him a favor by asking Ranjeet to release his son which was Kept in srinagar by the ruler of Srinagar as a surety. After his stay in muzaffarabad he set out for Haripur. The way he took to reach Haripur was an old way. He mentioned various villages which came on his way. Abbottabad was not there at the time of his travel though he has mentioned various villages which are still in existence in the vicinity of Abbottabad and Haripur like doab and mirpur. Noting the Characteristics of the people he wrote that the people have a title of great esteem like Raja, Mir and barrons in their names but still they are subjects and subdues. In Lahore he was a guest of the Sikh Ruler Ranjeet singh. He came very close to Ranjeet Singh. Ranjeet singh Liked Hügel's vision and Ranjeet requested him to train his army and he will paid for his services but Hügel rejected Ranjeet's offer. In his book he also noted down chronologically the history of establishment of Sikh power in Punjab.

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awarded Hügel its Patron's Medal, "for his enterprising exploration of Cashmere." Hügel entered the vale of Kashmir through Jammu region and exited the vale through Uri sector. He Reached Lahore via GT Road after reaching Lahore he set off for Mumbai to go to Austria via ship . He stayed for some

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Hügel’s published books were on Kashmir, Australia, and the Philippines, but there is evidence that his intention was to compile and publish material about the other areas he had visited. To date, however, there seems to be no trace of the many thousands of notes he made during his travels, from

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After the final volume's publication, Major Thomas B. Jervis translated, abridged, and annotated an English edition of Hügel's work, published in London in 1845 by John Petheram. Four years later, primarily on the basis of this publication, the

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and a number of other European adventurers; the second volume provides descriptions of Kashmir's history, geography, and resources; and the fourth volume is a

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regions of northern India, as he chose his experiences there to form the basis of the four-volume work published in the years following his return to Europe:

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Hügel and his wife Elizabeth Farquharson had three children, each of whom became notable in their own right.

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An appeal for information on unpublished travel journals of Baron Charles von Hügel (1795–1870)

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during the 1830s. During his lifetime he was celebrated by the European ruling classes for his

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After his return to Vienna, Hügel founded the Royal and Imperial Horticultural Society (

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and published a second work based on notes from his Asian tour, this time about the

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Translation of pts. 1 and 3 of the German original, Kaschmir und das Reich der Siek

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military officer, whom he had met in India during 1833. In 1849 he was awarded the

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and collect seeds for his garden. His large collection was later described by

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In the wake of his misfortunes in love, Hügel undertook the grand tour of

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From November 1833 to October 1834, Hügel toured Australia, visiting the

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Der Stille Ocean und die spanischen Besitzungen im ostindischen Archipel

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that would establish his renown. From 1831 to 1836, he travelled to the

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et al. and his name is attached to a number of species, such as

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During this time, Hügel wrote a journal, later translated by

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Among those well-to-do settlers whom Hügel befriended in

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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great

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