State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

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Christine Noelle

State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan

The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

Christine Noelle

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English

Routledge
29 October 1997

Regional studies; Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Society & culture: general; Indigenous peoples; Politics & government; Political structure & processes; Regional geography

With the exception of two short periods of direct British intervention during the Anglo-Afghan Wars of 1839-42 and 1878-80, the history of nineteenth-century Afghanistan has received little attention from western scholars so far. This study seeks to shift the focus of debate from the geostrategic concern with Afghanistan as the bone of contention between imperial Russian and British interests to a thorough investigation of the sociopolitical circumstances prevailing within the country. On the basis of unpublished British documents and works by Afghan historians, it lays the groundwork for a better understanding of the political mechanisms at work during the early Muhammadzai era by analysing them both from the viewpoint of the center and the pierphery. Chapter One depicts the origins of the state-supporting elite and the position it assumed during the decline of the Sadozai dynasty and the rise of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan. Chapter Two

traces the expansion of Muhammadzai authority in Lesser Turkistan and its effect on the local Uzbek leadership. Chapter

Three analyses the political position of the Pashtuns with special reference to the ecological, economic and historical factors shaping a variety of tribal settings and strategies

vis-a -vis Muhammadzai claims to supremacy. Chapter Four examines Amir Dost Muhammad Khan's mostly futile attempts to centralise his administration and to change the distribution of power between the court and the tribal leadership in a significant manner. 'A superb piece of research. Dr Noelle's study covers new ground and fills a gap in our knowledge of this important period in 19th century Afghanistan.'

By: Christine Noelle
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 929g
ISBN: 9780700706297
ISBN 10: 0700706291
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 29 October 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN'S FIRST REIGN AND THE FIRST ANGLO-AFGHAN WAR State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan 2 AMIR DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN'S POLICIES IN TURKISTAN 3 THE POSITION OF THE PASHTUN TRIBES IN THE MUHAMMADZAI STATE 4 DOST MUHAMMAD KHAN'S OCCUPATION OF QANDAHAR AND HIS ADMINISTRATION 5 CONCLUSION

Christine Noelle

Reviews for State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

'No future historian of nineteenth century Afghanistan will wish to write about that country without first reading this book. Her excellent review of ethnographic studies gives confidence in her judgement and her conclusion is balanced. A convincing picture of the techniques of tribla management emerges, carefully adapted to the different circumstances of each group This is a book which can be read at two levels: first as major collection of information about the reign of Dost Muhammad, superseding all previous versions and secondly as a very sophisticated examination of what it meant to rule what for simplicity may be termed a tribal state . Either way it should certainly be read.' - M.E. Yapp, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society