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1805-1841. Scottish soldier, linguist,
diplomat, and traveller in Central Asia.
Following journeys to Rajputana and Lajhore
he led an expedition across the Hindu Kush to
Bokhara described in his Travels into Bokhara
1834. In 1836-37 he led a diplomatic mission
to the Afghan leader Dost Mohammed, described
in his book Kabul 1842. He was killed in
Kabul during a rising that sparked off the
first Afghan War.