The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush - Softcover

Robertson, George Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4871873781 ISBN 13: 9784871873789

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2017

Synopsis

This is the authoritative work about Kafiristan now known as Nuristan in Afghanistan before the invasion of 1892 when all the inhabitants were forcibly converted to Islam. This book was published in 1896 and is based primarily on visits by the Author to Chitral and Kafiristan in 1888-1892. The author was fortunate to have accomplished these visits, because most of those who had tried this had been killed. In this visit, Robertson covered a vast area. He came up to Gilgit, then crossed Shandur Top into Chitral, then passed Mastuj and then reached Chitral where he was welcomed by Mehtar Aman-ul-Mulk. He then went down to Drosh and then to Urtsun where he crossed the high mountain pass into Nuristan reaching Kamdesh. Later he went North reaching Bargematal and then crossed more high Mandal Pass reaching the Mirjan Valley in Badakhshan. No European man had ever done this before and probably none of them have ever done it since either. This is the basis for the popular movie "The Man Who Would Be King" starring Sean Connery.

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About the Author

Sir George Scott Robertson, KCSI (22 October 1852 – 1 January 1916) was a British soldier, author, and administrator who was best known for his arduous journey to the remote and rugged region of Kafiristan in what is now northeastern Afghanistan and for his overall command of British Empire forces during the Siege of Chitral. He chronicled his Kafiristan experience in the book The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush. Some have suggested that Robertson's year-long expedition and subsequent book (originally published in 1896) provided background and inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's short story "The Man Who Would Be King". However, Kipling's work was originally published in 1888, predating Robertson's travels to the region.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ishi Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4871873781
• ISBN 13: 9784871873789
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: McCormick A. D.
• Number of pages: 694