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Afghanistan Affairs [‎99v] (26/34)

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Afghanistan Affairs
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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103

The record is made up of 1 item (16 folios). It was created in 23 May 1839-20 Jun 1839. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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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 Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. [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.
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IOR/L/PS/5/376, ff 87-103
Title
Afghanistan Affairs
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87r:103v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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