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    it was first published in 1835. Burnes was born on 16 May 1805 in Montrose, Scotland, as the fourth son of James Burnes (1780–1852) the local provost,...
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    strong evidence exists on the origin of city at the time of Ramayana. Alexander Burnes was a British explorer and a diplomat associated with The Great Game...
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    poverty. Mohan Lal was engaged by Burnes primarily to assist him in his Persian correspondence and also because Burnes believed that his youth and creed...
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    James Burnes KH FRS (12 February 1801–19 September 1862) was a Scottish doctor and surgeon in India, who became physician-general of Bombay. Burnes was...
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  • Alexander Burns is an American journalist. He is currently the head of news for Politico and previously was national political correspondent for The New...
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  • Quetta to pay his respects to Shah Shujah. Burnes went before him, and while he was on his way, Hasan caused Burnes to be robbed of the treaty which the Khan...
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    Africa; and a historical biography, Sikunder Burnes: Master of the Great Game (2016), about Alexander Burnes and the rivalry between the 19th century British...
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    Again. Burns appears in the Nickelback video "Trying Not to Love You" opposite Jason Alexander. Burns and Alexander both appeared in Shallow Hal. Burns grew...
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    it into a "Mohammedan sanctuary", states Burnes, is "proof of Mohammedan devastation" of this site. Burnes also summarized some of the mythologies he...
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  • The New York Times Alexander Burns (minister) (1834–1900), Northern Ireland-born minister and educator in Canada Sir Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), Scottish...
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    to form an alliance with Great Britain, and welcomed Alexander Burnes to Kabul in 1837. Burnes, however, was unable to prevail on the governor-general...
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  • observe a mob storming the house of Sir Alexander Burnes, one of the senior British political officers. Burnes, his brother and his staff are slain in...
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    British military authorities and subsequently with his subordinate Sir Alexander Burnes. Macnaghten attempted to placate the Afghan chiefs with heavy subsidies...
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    Burnes embarked on a dangerous 12-month journey beginning in 1831 into Afghanistan and through the Hindu Kush to Bukhara, returning in 1832. Burnes,...
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    Alexander Burns Wallace CBE FRSE FRCSE (1906–1974) was a Scottish plastic surgeon. He was a founding member and president (1951) of the British Association...
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  • p. 172. Burnes, Sir Alexander (1839). Reports and Papers, Political, Geographical, & Commercial Submitted to Government by Alexander Burnes, Lieutenant...
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    in Kabul against the British Indian mission of William McNaughten, Alexander Burnes and their garrison of 4,500 men. In November 1841, he besieged Major-General...
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  • Alexander Burns (12 August 1834 – 22 May 1900) was born in Northern Ireland and became a minister and educator in Canada. "Alexander Burns". Dictionary...
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    the East India Company's second political officer, Sir Alexander 'Sekundar' Burnes, where Burnes ordered his sepoy guards not to fire while he stood outside...
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    Afghanistan Siege of the British Residency in Kabul The Great Game Sir Alexander Burnes Dey, Kally Prosono (1881). The life and career of Major Sir Louis Cavagnari...
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    Amongst the highest profile British figures during this time was Alexander Burnes who was based here between 1826 and 1829. In 1837, Bhuj is said to...
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  • also known as Mt. Alburz, as recorded by the British travelers like Alexander Burnes. Made chiefly of Eocene extrusive and intrusive rocks, Jebal Barez...
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  • son of James Burnes and the grandson of David Burnes, an immigrant. His younger siblings were Thomas, John, James, Ann, wife of Alexander Truman, Margaret...
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  • Geographical Club). Prominent early members included Sir John Barrow and Alexander Burnes. In 1854, the Raleigh Club was dissolved as its members had become...
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  • British authorities as an interpreter, for a period from 1836 with Alexander Burnes, and for the Bombay court from 1845 to 1864. Dictionary of Indian Biography...
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  • particular request that Burnes applied for him. The trip killed him, for he had several attacks of fever on his way to Bokhara, and Burnes again and again urged...
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    considered "imbecile", as said by Alexander Burnes and Henry Montgomery Lawrence -who had never met Kharak Singh. Burns was the first to refer to Kharak...
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    (20101) W. W. Norton & Company, New York. ISBN 978-0-393-33860-7. Alexander Burnes, A voyage on the Indus, London, 1973 Philippe Fabry, Wandering with...
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    William Hay Macnaghten to support Shuja Shah, dismissing the advice of Alexander Burnes that Dost Mohammad should be supported, and resolved to seek a military...
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  • Richard Alexander Burns (17 January 1971 – 25 November 2005) was an English rally driver who won the 2001 World Rally Championship, having previously...
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