Bannu Or Our Afghan Frontier

Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book Bannú written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bannú, or Our Afghan Frontier is an account of Bannu District in British India (located in present-day northwestern Pakistan). The Bannu Valley was seized by the East India Company in 1848 and the district formed in 1861. The author, Septimus Smet Thorburn, was an official in the Indian Civil Service and the settlement officer in the district. The book is in two parts. Part one, consisting of six chapters, covers the geography, history, and administrative system of Bannu, with emphasis on British rule and its interaction with local traditions, customs, and patterns of authority and land tenure and ownership. Part two, which comprises the bulk of the book, deals with customs and folklore. It includes an introductory chapter entitled "Social Life, Customs, Beliefs and Superstitions of the Peasantry," and separate chapters devoted to "Popular Stories, Ballads and Riddles" and "Pashto Proverbs Translated into English." The final chapter gives the texts of the same proverbs--406 in all--in Pushto. The stories, ballads, and riddles are brief--generally a few paragraphs--and are classed in five categories: humorous and moral, comic and jocular, fables, Marwat ballads (relating to the Pushto Marwat tribe living in Bannu), and riddles. The proverbs are grouped according to the topics to which they relate, for example, begging, boasting, bravery, and so forth, and for many of the proverbs a brief explanation is given of its meaning and application. A short appendix deals with the complicated system of land allotments in the different tappas (traditional subdivisions) of the Bannu region. The book includes a map of the Bannu District with an inset map showing its relationship to the neighboring parts of Afghanistan and the regions of Waziristan, Kashmir, and the Punjab.

Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385488044
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bannú. Or, Our Afghan Frontier written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author : S. S. Thorburn
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498099998
Total Pages : 496 pages
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Download or read book Bannu written by S. S. Thorburn and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1876 Edition.

Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
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ISBN 13 : 9783337998561
Total Pages : 500 pages
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Download or read book Bannu written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
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ISBN 13 : 9781293130001
Total Pages : 500 pages
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Download or read book Bannú written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : S. S. Thorburn
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Download or read book Bannu written by S. S. Thorburn and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. S. Thorburn
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ISBN 13 : 9781331820321
Total Pages : 502 pages
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Download or read book Bannú Or Our Afghan Frontier (Classic Reprint) written by S. S. Thorburn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bannu or Our Afghan Frontier In the spring of 1848, just twenty-eight years ago, the late Sir Herbert Edwardes, then a young lieutenant in the service of the East India Company, achieved in a few months the bloodless conquest of the Bannu valley - a valley studded with 400 village-forts, which all the might of a military nation like the Sikhs had failed to subdue, though for twenty years and more they had made repeated efforts to do so. Lieutenant Edwardes had been supplied with the means wherewith to compel submission, or rather to attempt it, in the shape of several Sikh regiments; but happily his personal influence and tact enabled him to accomplish his task without resorting to physical force. The troops, as well as the people they had been sent to conquer, saw with wonder and admiration how difficulties, formerly deemed insurmountable, disappeared in a few weeks before the earnest enthusiasm of one Englishman. The good work had hardly been completed, when the second Sikh war broke out, and Edwardes hastened away with what troops and levies he could collect to stem the tide of rebellion by boldly laying siege to Multan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author : S. S. (Septimus Smet) 1844-19 Thorburn
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781360511191
Total Pages : 504 pages
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Download or read book BANNU OR OUR AFGHAN FRONTIER written by S. S. (Septimus Smet) 1844-19 Thorburn and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thorburn S. S.
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Download or read book Bannu Or Our Afghan Frontier written by Thorburn S. S. and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : S. S. 1844-1924 Thorburn
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781354417256
Total Pages : 498 pages
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Download or read book Bannu; Or Our Afghan Frontier written by S. S. 1844-1924 Thorburn and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.