Circumstances Leading To The First Aghan War

Ch 1. Circumstances Leading to the annexation of Peshawar: Exploits of Syed Ahmed: The decision to annex Peshawar Encounter with Shah Shuja: Dost Muhammad Fights for his throne, From one field to another: Loss of Peshawar. Section 2; Condition on the eve of Lord Auckland’s arrival; Conditions in Afghanistan, Central Asia, India. Ch 2. Burnes’ Mission to Kabul: The Mission and its instructions, The Work of the mission: Peshawar Question, Fate of the October proposals, Height of Ameer’s Humility; Jubbar’s proposals, Parting of the ways, The Kandhar Tangle, Afghan-Persian Rapprochement, Burnes’ Kandhar Policy, Anglo-Russian Tussle at Kabul, Failure of the Mission, The Policy that Failed, The Reason Why, Burnes, Conduct. Ch 3: Macnaughten’s Mission to Lahore and Ludhiana: Siege of Heart, Roused to Action, Negotiation of the treaty, Proposals and Counter proposals, From one court to Another. Ch 4: Ratification of the Tripartite Treaty: The Simla Manifesto, The Other side of the Medal. Ch 5: Reflections: I. Conduct of Burnes Considered. II. Conduct of Dost Muhammad Considered. III. Share of Secretaries and Home authorities in the Blame. IV. Aukland’s Share. Appendix, Bibliography.

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