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*[http://archive.org/stream/englandrussiafac00yate#page/n7/mode/2up ''England and Russia face to face in Asia: travels with the Afghan Boundary Commission''] by Lieutenant Arthur Campbell Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1887 Archive.org | *[http://archive.org/stream/englandrussiafac00yate#page/n7/mode/2up ''England and Russia face to face in Asia: travels with the Afghan Boundary Commission''] by Lieutenant Arthur Campbell Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1887 Archive.org | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/northernafghanis00yaterich#page/n3/mode/2up ''Northern Afghanistan or, Letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission''] by Major Charles Edward Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1888 Archive.org | *[http://archive.org/stream/northernafghanis00yaterich#page/n3/mode/2up ''Northern Afghanistan or, Letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission''] by Major Charles Edward Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1888 Archive.org | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/indianborderlan00holdgoog#page/n124/mode/2up "The Russo- Afghan Boundary Commission"], page 94 ''The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900'' by Colonel Sir T. Hungerford Holdich, late of the Indian Survey Department 1901 Archive.org | |||
*''The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Afghanistan And Nepal'' 1908 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Contents: Afghanistan computer page 7, Nepal cp 10, Index cp 141 | *''The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Afghanistan And Nepal'' 1908 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Contents: Afghanistan computer page 7, Nepal cp 10, Index cp 141 | ||
*View the [http://www.google.com/books?hl=en&uid=4345922024743697884 FIBIS Google Books Library] and click on the categories Afghanistan and Afghan Wars | *View the [http://www.google.com/books?hl=en&uid=4345922024743697884 FIBIS Google Books Library] and click on the categories Afghanistan and Afghan Wars | ||
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*[http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#5uGizL/www.afghanistan-photos.com Afghanistan Old Photos] | *[http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#5uGizL/www.afghanistan-photos.com Afghanistan Old Photos] | ||
*Andrew Grantham’s [http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/the-great-game Railways of Afghanistan] | *Andrew Grantham’s [http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/afghanistan/railways/the-great-game Railways of Afghanistan] | ||
*[http://www.tcoletribalrugs.com/article30PitOcts.html "Prayer Rugs of the Timuri and Their Neighbors"] by Robert Pittenger 1994 briefly mentions the Afghan Border Commission, including a section in the endnotes. "In 1884-85, the Afghan Border Commission was sent to the area north of Herat to delineate the Afghan-Russian border. The staff included a number of British officers, especially surveyors and intelligence officers" | |||
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Revision as of 06:52, 18 December 2012
Locations
Wars involving British India
- 1st Afghan War - 1839-42
- 2nd Afghan War - 1878-80
- 3rd Afghan War - 1919
External links
Encyclopedia entries
- History of Afghanistan Wikipedia
- European influence in Afghanistan Wikipedia
Archives
- Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Catalogue. Online books to download
- Historical maps from the University of Texas Austin, including some relating to the First and Second Afghan Wars
- An article Historical Sources for Afghanistan In the British Library, 2005 by Richard Scott Morel, page 26 of this pdf link
Books
- Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest including Sinde Afghanistan Beloochistan The Punjab and the Neighbouring States by Edward Thornton, 1844 Volume 1, A-K, Volume 2, L-Z, together with an Appendix containing 'Routes' and an Index (A-Z) Google Books
- England and Russia face to face in Asia: travels with the Afghan Boundary Commission by Lieutenant Arthur Campbell Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1887 Archive.org
- Northern Afghanistan or, Letters from the Afghan Boundary Commission by Major Charles Edward Yate, Bombay Staff Corps 1888 Archive.org
- "The Russo- Afghan Boundary Commission", page 94 The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900 by Colonel Sir T. Hungerford Holdich, late of the Indian Survey Department 1901 Archive.org
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Afghanistan And Nepal 1908 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Contents: Afghanistan computer page 7, Nepal cp 10, Index cp 141
- View the FIBIS Google Books Library and click on the categories Afghanistan and Afghan Wars
- This India List link includes a listing of books in relation to Armenians and Afghanistan.
Other
- Afghanistan Old Photos
- Andrew Grantham’s Railways of Afghanistan
- "Prayer Rugs of the Timuri and Their Neighbors" by Robert Pittenger 1994 briefly mentions the Afghan Border Commission, including a section in the endnotes. "In 1884-85, the Afghan Border Commission was sent to the area north of Herat to delineate the Afghan-Russian border. The staff included a number of British officers, especially surveyors and intelligence officers"