[PDF] The Khyber Pass The Gateway To India eBook

Author : Paddy Docherty
Publisher : Union Square Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,56 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1402756968

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Thirty miles long, and in places no more than sixteen meters wide, the Pass is the principal route through the great mountain borderlands between India and Central Asia -- and the path of invasion for generations of conquerors. In this ground-breaking book, Paddy Docherty charts its remarkable story -- one which involves so many of the world's great leaders and civilizations, from the influential Persian kings to Alexander the Great, from the White Huns to Genghis Khan, not to mention the Ancient Greeks and countless tribes of nomads and barbarians. He paints an illuminating picture of mountain warriors and religious visionaries, artists, poets and scientists as well as describing how around the Pass emerged three of the great world religions -- Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam. He also depicts the Pass' more modern significance as a lawless region of gunsmiths, drug markets and as a terrorist hideout. Just a few years after the Soviet Union was defeated by the Afghan Mujahideen, many thousands of soldiers from the United States, Britain and other nations are struggling to control Afghanistan. Through his own travels in this true frontier region Paddy Docherty brings this epic history into the twenty-first century.

Author : Raj Kumar
Publisher : Discovery Publishing House
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2003
Category : India
ISBN : 9788171416820

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Contents: Introduction, The Geographical Background, How Nehru Discovered Ancient India-I, How Nehru Discovered Ancient India-II, The Economic History of Ancient India, Trade and Commerce in Ancient India, Town- Planning and House-Building in Ancient According to Silpasastras, Art and Architecture, Ancient House-Planning, Naming A Child or A Person, Mantra, Yantra and Tantra.

Author : Dr Jules Stewart
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 2006-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0752495585

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Recruited from the Pathan tribes that live in the no-mans land between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Khyber Rifles fought for the British Raj against their own kith and kin. Jules Stewart tells the story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, and describes the Khyber Rifles in action.

Author : Claude Markovits
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 50,66 MB
Release : 2004-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 184331004X

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A comprehensive chronological analysis of India's vibrant and diverse history.

Author : Peter Hopkirk
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 11,43 MB
Release : 2006-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1848544774

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For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This classic book tells the story of the Great Game through the exploits of the young officers, both British and Russian, who risked their lives playing it. Disguised as holy men or native horse-traders, they mapped secret passes, gathered intelligence and sought the allegiance of powerful khans. Some never returned. The violent repercussions of the Great Game are still convulsing Central Asia today.

Author : Devendra Nath Panigrahi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 26,50 MB
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317277449

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This book provides a systematic analysis of China's rise to power. It traces the complex contours of its relation with India, with the Himalayas prominently figuring in the discourse. Drawing on myths, legends, classical literature, archival resources and contemporary political and international affairs, it brings to the fore several critical issues integral to India–China relations. It also studies the two nations in terms of trade across borders, exchange of ideas and confluence of diverse cultures, imperial strategic rivalries in the colonial period, and recent military skirmishes and diplomatic interaction. Lucid and explanatory, this volume will interest scholars and researchers in international relations, history, political science and area studies specially those interested in the geopolitics of India and China.

Author : Halford John Mackinder
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 38,12 MB
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368923765

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