| Mountain Passes of Pakistan: Khunjerab Pass, Khyber Pass, Bolan Pass, Bilafond La, Shandur Top, Lowari Pass, Burzil Pass, Khost-Gardez Pass Contributor(s): Books, LLC (Editor), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1155226585 ISBN-13: 9781155226583 Publisher: Books LLC OUR PRICE: $21.22 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.39 lbs) 112 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 110. Not illustrated. Chapters: Khunjerab Pass, Khyber Pass, Bolan Pass, Bilafond La, Shandur Top, Lowari Pass, Burzil Pass, Khost-Gardez Pass, Broghol, Mintaka Pass, Sia La, Kilik Pass, Gondogoro Pass, Gyong La, Tera Pass, Dorah Pass, Malakand Pass, Chillinji Pass, Zagaran Pass, Darkot Pass, Irshad Pass, Karambar Pass, Kohat Pass, Hispar Pass, Lupghar Pir Pass, Karakar Pass, Gumal Pass, Khojak Pass, Sindh Valley, Bichhar Pass, Thoi Pass, Chaprot Pass, Hayal Pass, Khora Bhurt Pass, Kalandar Pass, Shangla Pass, Naltar Pass, Ishkoman Aghost Pass, Peiwar Kotal Pass, Shahchoi Pass, Darmodar Aghost Pass, Daintar Pass, Badawi Pass. Excerpt: Khyber Pass - In some versions of the Aryan migration theory, the Indo-Aryans migrated to India via the Khyber Pass. Recorded invasions through the Khyber begin with the conquests of Darius I and Alexander the Great and also include later Muslim invasions of South Asia, culminating with the establishment of the Mughul Empire from 1526. The British invaded Afghanistan from India and fought three Afghan Wars in 1839-42, 1878-80, and 1919. George Molesworth, a member of the British force of 1919, summarised: "Every stone in the Khyber has been soaked in blood." Rudyard Kipling called it "a sword cut through the mountains." Afghan chiefs and a British Political officer posed at Jamrud fort at the mouth of the Khyber Pass in 1878.To the north of the Khyber Pass lies the country of the Mullagori tribe. To the south is Afridi Tirah, while the inhabitants of villages in the Pass itself are Afridi clansmen. Throughout the centuries the Pashtun clans, particularly the Afridis and the Afghan Shinwaris, have regarded the Pass as their own preserve and have levied a toll on travellers for safe conduct. Since this has long been their main source of income, resistance to challenges to the Shinwaris' authority has... |
