TAILIEUCHUNG - Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute

In universal history there is no more interesting subject for the consideration of the political student than the record of Russian progress through Central Asia. In one sense this advance is a practical reestablishment or extension of the influence of the Aryan race in countries long dominated by peoples of Turki or Mongolian origin; in another sense it has resulted in a transition from the barbarism or rude forms of Asiatic life to the enlightenment and higher moral development of a European age. In a religious sense it embodies a crusade against Oriental fanaticism; and it is a curious feature of the Anglo-Russian dispute, that upon. | Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute 1 Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute The Project Gutenberg EBook of Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Theo. F. Rodenbough Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this or any other Project Gutenberg eBook. This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this Project Gutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit the header without written permission. Please read the legal small print and other information about the eBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included is important information about your specific rights and restrictions in how the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make a donation to Project Gutenberg and how to get involved. Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers Since 1971 These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers Title Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Author Theo. F. Rodenbough Release Date January 2005 EBook 7320 This file was first posted on April 12 2003 Edition 10 Language English Character set encoding US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE Andrea Ball Eric Eldred Charles Franks Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE by THEO. F. RODENBOUGH Bvt. Brigadier General AN ACCOUNT OF RUSSIA S ADVANCE TOWARD INDIA BASED UPON THE REPORTS AND EXPERIENCES OF RUSSIAN GERMAN AND BRITISH OFFICERS AND TRAVELLERS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF AFGHANISTAN AND OF THE MILITARY RESOURCES OF THE POWERS CONCERNED Illustration Afghanistan England versus Russia Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute 2 Illustration The Ruler of Afghanistan Abdurrahman Khan Ameer of Kabul WITH THREE MAPS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS CONTENTS. I. THROUGH THE GATES OF ASIA II. ON THE

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