J. Abbott

Gebundenes Buch

Sind

A Re-Interpretation of the Unhappy Valley

Beschreibung

This book is an attempt to write the history of the Sind valley. Inscriptions and archaeological findings have hardly been able to add much to our knowledge of her past. Geographical factors have played a destructive part, the extent of which is difficult to gauge.

Autor

James Abbott (1807-96) was a British Army officer and administrator in colonial India. He was commissioned as a cadet in the Bengal Artillery at the age of 16. In 1827 he was promoted to the post of lieutenant and made adjutant to the Sirhind Division of Artillery and finally to the rank of General.?The?Pakistani?city?of?Abottabad?is?named?after?him.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mare Nostrum
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 150mm x 15mm
• ISBN-13: 9789390729128
• ISBN-10: 9390729122
• Artikelnr.: 74753509