Afghanistan Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Afghanistan Affairs
- Date:
- 1839/1839
- Description:
- Abstract: 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 himOpposition 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 followersThe ‘defection’ of powerful chiefs, including Hajei Khan Kakur [Ḥājī Khān Kākar], and moollahs of the area to Shah ShoojahAlleged anti-Barakzye sentiment amongst the city’s populaceShah Shoojah’s ‘triumphant’ entry into Candahar on 25 April, greeted by a purported crowd of 60-70,000 inhabitants.Physical description: 1 item (16 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Propaganda
First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842)
Military campaigns
Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrāni - Geographic region:
- Afghanistan
Candahar - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000006_ar
81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000006_en
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103