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IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103
- Record Id:
- 041-003695791
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107778702.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103
- Title:
- Afghanistan Affairs
- Scope & Content:
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This item relates to the British-led invasion of Afghanistan. It comprises a letter dated 23 May 1839, from Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General, to John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [Mumbai], forwarding a copy of a news circular sent to all Resident Agents, incorporating extracts of letters from William Hay Macnaghten, Envoy and Minister to the Court of Shah Shoojah ool-Moolk [Shāh Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrāni], and from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Burnes, 24-26 April 1839, concerning the occupation of Candahar [Kandahar] by Shah Shoojah and the British Army of the Indus and the days leading up to it. The papers notably refer to:
- Crowds of inhabitants ‘flooding’ to the Shah’s camp, prior to his arrival into Candahar, to swear allegiance and pay homage to him
- Opposition to Shah Shoojah and attacks on the British Army, allegedly incited by the sirdars [leaders] of Candahar, including religious opposition against the ‘invading infidels’
- The departure of various Barakzye [Bārakzay dynasty] chiefs from Candahar, with their followers
- The ‘defection’ of powerful chiefs, including Hajei Khan Kakur [Ḥājī Khān Kākar], and moollahs of the area to Shah Shoojah
- Alleged anti-Barakzye sentiment amongst the city’s populace
- Shah Shoojah’s ‘triumphant’ entry into Candahar on 25 April, greeted by a purported crowd of 60-70,000 inhabitants.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539222
041-003695791 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/376 : 'ENCLOSURES SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY' Vol 14
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103 : Afghanistan Affairs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0014]/040-000539222[0005]/041-003695791
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (16 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000006
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1839
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- 23 May 1839-20 Jun 1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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