Cover illustration: View along the Shah Bazaar, Kandahar, June 1842. Pencil drawing by T.R.S.; Marion and William Trousdale Collection. Altadena CA
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Names: Trousdale, William, author. | Allen, Mitchell, 1951– editor. | Maurer, Cyndi, editor.
Title: Kandahar in the nineteenth century / by William B. Trousdale ; edited by Mitchell Allen, Cyndi Maurer.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020047317 (print) | LCCN 2020047318 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004433052 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004445222 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Kandahār (Afghanistan)—History—19th century.
Classification: LCC DS375.K36 T76 2021 (print) | LCC DS375.K36 (ebook) | DDC 958.1—dc23
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