Memorandum of Intelligence from Candahar
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Memorandum of Intelligence from Candahar
- Date:
- 1839/1839
- Description:
- Abstract: The memorandum, dated 18 May 1839, Kurrachee [Karachi], comprises a report by a merchant who left Candahar [Kandahar] on 29 April. It covers: the arrival of the British Army of the Indus at Candahar on 23 April 1839, the ‘submission’ of local chiefs to Shah Shoojah [Shāh Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrāni]; the ‘fleeing’ of the Barukzye [Bārakzay] brothers from Candahar; the dispatch by Dost Mahomed [Dōst Moḥammad Khān Bārakzay] of his family to Bukhara; the apparent lack of military opposition to the British force; the ‘delight’ of the inhabitants of Candahar at the arrival of the British; and the condition of the troops.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Propaganda
First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842)
Military intelligence
Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrāni
Dōst Moḥammad Khān Bārakzay
King of Afghanistan - Geographic region:
- Candahar
Emirate of Bukhara - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000008_ar
81055/vdc_100126288479.0x000008_en
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 43-44
IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 43-44