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Author:   Altaf Qadir
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9789351500728

ISBN 10:   9351500721
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Mughal India and the Frontier at the dawn of Nineteenth Century Sayyid Ahmad Barailvi: Biography and Thoughts Call for Jihad, Migration to the Frontier, and Declaration of Imarat Transitional Period: The Search for Headquarters The Rise of the Mujahidin in the Frontier Success, Limits, and Failure Impact of the Movement upon the Frontier Conclusion Glossary Appendix A: English Translation of the Farman of King Ahmad Shah Abdali, Durr-i-Durran, King of Kabul (Afghanistan) Appendix B: Hadith Related to Mujahidin of Khorasan and Mahdi Appendix C: Treaty between the British Government and the Raja of Lahore (Dated 25 April 1809) Appendix D: Names of the Hindustani Mujahidin Killed in the Battle of Akora Khattak (1826) Appendix E: List of Mujahidin Killed in Balakot (1831) Bibliography Index

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The book draws perspectives from the immediate localities of the Pakhtun region and reasons the failure of the movement...The book uses historical information, narratives and perspectives from original texts written in regional languages and Pakhtun. -- Free Press Journal, 10 January 2016

Author Information

Altaf Qadir is Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Peshawar, where he joined as a lecturer. He is a Life Member of the Pakistan Historical Society. Qadir served as Lecturer in history for about three years in the Department of Higher Education (Colleges), Government of former North-West Frontier Province.

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