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Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 Joseph Wolff

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 By Joseph Wolff

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 by Joseph Wolff


Summary

The Christian missionary Joseph Wolff (1795-1862) published in 1845 this account of his perilous journey to the Emirate of Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan) to investigate the disappearance of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Stoddart and Captain Arthur Conolly. Wolff later discovered that the British officers had been executed.

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845 Summary

Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845: To Ascertain the Fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly by Joseph Wolff

Born in Franconia, the son of a rabbi, Joseph Wolff (1795-1862) was baptised in 1812, moved to England in 1819, and became a Christian missionary. He travelled widely in the Near East, Middle East and Central Asia, enduring shipwreck, robbery and disease. His Researches and Missionary Labours among the Jews, Mohammedans, and Other Sects (1835) and the miscellaneous Travels and Adventures (1861) are also reissued in this series. First published in 1845 and reissued here in the revised second edition of that year, this work records Wolff's journey to the Emirate of Bukhara (in present-day Uzbekistan) to investigate the disappearance of two British officers. In Volume 2, Wolff offers further observations on the region's culture, religion and military history. He discovers that the missing men had been executed by one of the Emir's subordinates, Abdul Samut Khan, who also attempted to kill Wolff, though he narrowly escaped.

Table of Contents

12. Colleges of Bokhara; 13. Sensation produced by the life of Muhammed; 14. Disasters of the Seikh army in Lassa; 15. The Mervee wishes to know the story of Napoleon; 16. Abdul Samut Khan; 17. Jews obtain leave from the Ameer to visit Dr Wolff; 18. Colonel Sheil; 19. Ameer sends for the servants; 20. Departure from Bokhara; 21. Arrival at Jehaar-Joo; 22. Tribe of Tekka; 23. Dissent among the Mussulmans; 24. Dr Wolff preaches at the embassy; 25. Departure from Teheraun; 26. Two leading sects amid Muhammedans; 27. Route; 28. Arrival at Trebizond; Appendix.

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NLS9781108069250
9781108069250
1108069258
Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, in the Years 1843-1845: To Ascertain the Fate of Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly by Joseph Wolff
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Cambridge University Press
2014-01-02
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