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An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, Volume 2

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Mountstuart Elphinstone

R. Bentley, 1842 - Afghanistan

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OF THE SECOND VOLUME	1

Their emigration from Khorassaun and settlement in their present	9

people Numbers Page	38

Ghoreeakhail Dependence on the King Internal government	45

of the Dowlutkhail Usurpation of Kuttaul His death Success	62

CHAPTER III	73

ners and habits of life Peculiar custom relating to marriage The	82

southeast of the Dooraunee country Animals in the Dooraunee	88

CHAPTER VII	237

BOOK V	243

OF THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM INTO PROVINCES	255

CHAPTER V	262

CHAPTER VII	277

Ahmed Shauhs first expedition to India Defeated at Sirhind The	279

TIMOUR SHAUH	289

Shauhs system of government Insurrections Conspiracy of Fei	300

Cooddools or houses of hurdles	134

of the Kulunderkhail a clan of the southern Solimaunkhail Man	137

in Seewee Tribe of Lonee Zawura Tull and Chooteeallee	162

CHAPTER VI	174

BOOK IV	181

BUNGUSHES AND OTHER TRIBES	185

CHAPTER II	202

HERAUT Page	215

SHAUH ZEMAUN	308

SHAUH MAHMOOD	319

Discontent of the people Character of Mookhtaur Ooodowlah	338

APPENDIX	353

APPENDIX C	373

APPENDIX D	390

APPENDIX	431

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Afghauns Ahmed Shauh Akhoond appears army Attock Bajour banks Beloches Berdooraunees Bokhaura Bulkh called camels camps Candahar Cashmeer Caubul Caufirs Caukers Chelwashtees chief clans coss crossed cultivated Damaun desart distance Dooraunee country Dooraunees Dowlutkhail dress east Eimauks Eusofzyes Fakeers families fertile flocks Futteh Khaun Ghiljies Ghuznee Gomul Haukim Hazaurehs head Helmund Heraut hills Hindoo Hindoo Coosh horse hundred India Indus inhabitants Jelum joined Kharotees Khorassaun Killich King King's lands Mahmood Mahrattas matchlock Meer miles Moollah Moultaun mountains Mullik Mussulmauns Naudir Naussers neighbourhood neighbours Oolooss Oxus pass Persian Peshawer Peshour plain possess prince province Punjaub PUSHTOO range raunees resemble revenue ridge river road round routes Seestaun Shauh Zemaun sheep Sheeraunees shepherds Shujah Sirdar Solimaun Khail Speen streams Suddozye Surwur Taujiks tents Tereens thousand Timour Shauh tion town tract tribe troops Uzbeks valley village vizeer Waez whole winter

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Title	An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, Volume 2 An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, Mountstuart Elphinstone
Author	Mountstuart Elphinstone
Publisher	R. Bentley, 1842
Original from	University of Minnesota
Digitized	24 Aug 2010

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