Alexander Burnes (1805–1841)
Author of Travels into Bokhara: The Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus
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Works by Alexander Burnes
Cabool: Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in That city, in the Years 1836, 7, and 8. (1842) — Author — 39 copies
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- Canonical name
- Burnes, Alexander
- Other names
- Burnes, sir Alexander
- Birthdate
- 1805-05-16
- Date of death
- 1841-11-02
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Montrose Academy
- Occupations
- soldier
explorer - Organizations
- East India Company
- Awards and honors
- Knighthood (1838)
Fellow of the Royal Society - Relationships
- Burnes, James (brother)
Burns, Robert (1st cousin, twice removed) - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Montrose, Scotland
- Places of residence
- Scotland, UK
Kabul, Afghanistan - Place of death
- Kabul, Afghanistan
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Travels into Bukhara Being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia. Also a Narrative of Voyage on the Indus from the Sea to Lahore - 1831-1833. 3 Volumes, Asian Educational Services Reprint 1992) by Alexander Burnes
Great first hand account of key events within the Great Game between the Russian and British Empires
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- ISBNs
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