AN

ACCOUNT

OF THE

KINGDOM OF
OF CAUBUL,

AND

ITS DEPENDENCIES

IN PERSIA, TARTARY, AND INDIA;

COMPRISING

A VIEW OF THE AFGHAUN NATION,

AND

A HISTORY OF THE DOORAUNEE MONARCHY.

BY THE HON. MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE,
OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SERVICE; RESIDENT AT THE
COURT OF POONA; AND LATE ENVOY TO THE KING OF CAUBUL.

THE SECOND EDITION,

WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW MAP.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW;

AND J. MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.

298412A

Printed by A. Strahan,

Printers-Street, London.

THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRA

ASTOR, LENOX

TILDEN FOUNDATION