Description:This is a report on the first of two expeditions to Yarkand. It was an expedition of major importance, In 1870, Yarkand was part of the Kingdom of Kashgar and had a ruler named Yakub Beg (1820-1877). England was considering expanding the British Empire to include Kashgar. The journey from Lahore to Yarkand and back, a distance of two thousand miles, was accomplished in six months. However, it failed in its purpose because after the second expedition China attacked and conquered Kashgar and closed the region to foreigners until recently.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries. To get started finding Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries
Description: This is a report on the first of two expeditions to Yarkand. It was an expedition of major importance, In 1870, Yarkand was part of the Kingdom of Kashgar and had a ruler named Yakub Beg (1820-1877). England was considering expanding the British Empire to include Kashgar. The journey from Lahore to Yarkand and back, a distance of two thousand miles, was accomplished in six months. However, it failed in its purpose because after the second expedition China attacked and conquered Kashgar and closed the region to foreigners until recently.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries. To get started finding Lahore to Yarkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the Countries, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.