Abdul Mejid ( fl. 1860 ) was a Kabuli mullah and merchant who explored Central Asia (then frequently known as Tartary ) on behalf of the British Empire .
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28-701: A village in Hunza district Uzbekistan [ edit ] Khanabad, alternate name of Xonobod , a city in Andijan Region [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khanabad&oldid=1219227897 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-787: A village in Nurabad Rural District Khanabad, Dorud , a village in Heshmatabad Rural District Khanabad, Khorramabad , a village in Sepiddasht Rural District Khanabad, Markazi, alternate name of Khatamabad, Markazi Khanabad, Razavi Khorasan , a village in Bizaki Rural District Pakistan [ edit ] Khanabad, Azad Kashmir , a village in Mirpur District Khanabad, Gilgit Baltistan ,
56-758: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Khan Abad Khan Abad or Khanabad is a town and the district center of the Khan Abad District in Kunduz Province , Afghanistan . Khan Abad is situated in the valley of the Khanabad River east of Kunduz . In 1860, the town formed part of the route of the pundit Abdul Mejid from Peshawar in British India to Kokand , then an indepedent khanate . On 22 August 2016, Afghan security forces retook
70-587: The Hindu Kush and Khanabad (24 October), Fayzabad in the vassal emirate of Badakhshan (4 November), the Pamir Steppe (16 November), and the Taldyk Pass into Gulcha (5 December), reaching Kokand on 17 December. Muhammad Malla Beg being absent on a western raid of Oratepa (now Istaravshan ), Abdul Mejid was entertained by local nobles until the khan's return on 7 January 1861. He had several audiences with
84-612: The Tengizbay Pass and along the Vakhsh River towards Kulob , whose lord Surrah Khan imprisoned the entire party at Khovaling on behalf of Bukhara. Reports of the disorder following Muhammad Nasrullah Bahadur's deposition, however, prompted the khan to release the party with gifts, entertainment, and well wishes. Crossing the Amu Darya , Abdul Mejid reentered Badakhshan and returned to Khanabad. He reached Kabul on 6 June and Peshawar on
98-826: The 26th, relating his journey to James, who praised his clarity, sobriety, bravery, and utility and recommended a substantial payment be arranged for his troubles. His trip was the first recorded journey through the Pamir from south to north, in honor of which the Royal Geographical Society provided him with a gold watch valued at £ 26 6 s. and a ceremony in London congratulating him in absentia overseen by Lord Strangford . Although Abdul Mejid had not undertaken any observations of latitude or longitude nor undertaken any surveying , his safe passage and detailed account of his route inspired Thomas George Montgomerie to expand
112-903: The Yevlakh Rayon Iran [ edit ] Khanabad, Fars , a village in Shurab Rural District Khanabad, Hamadan, alternate name of Emamzadeh Abdollah, Hamadan Khanabad, Isfahan , a village in Tudeshk Rural District Khanabad, Dehgolan , a village in Yeylan-e Shomali Rural District Khanabad, Kamyaran , a village in Shahu Rural District Khanabad, Aligudarz , a village in Borborud-e Gharbi Rural District Khanabad, Delfan ,
126-551: The khan while compiling information for the British on local conditions. Abdul Mejid left Kokand on 31 January 1861 but was detained until 10 March at nearby Yar Mazar (now Fergana ) waiting for companions on his journey. One envoy was tasked to communicate with the British at Peshawar and another to travel to Constantinople (now Istanbul ) to resume relations between Kokand and the Ottoman Empire . Abdul Mejid then passed through
140-541: The town from the Taliban after having lost control of it for 2 days. This Kunduz Province , Afghanistan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Abdul Mejid (explorer) Abdul Mejid's name has been various transcribed as Abdul Mejid, Abdul Mejíd , Abdul Medjid , Abdul-Medjid , Abdoul Medjid , and Abdool Mujeed . Abdul Mejid was raised in Kabul , Afghanistan . His father
154-489: The two merchants found themselves on favorable terms with the British at Peshawar following the Second Anglo-Sikh War . On 28 September 1860, Abdul Mejid was dispatched from Peshawar as a pundit by the division commissioner Hugh Rees James (1823–1864) and the governor-general of India , Earl Canning . Provided with an official letter and gifts including music boxes , watches , and rifles , his mission
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#1733085678452168-447: Was an imam and he himself became learned enough in Islam and Islamic law to be considered a mullah . After finding employment in the emirate's mint, he became a merchant and married the daughter of the still more prosperous freedman Nazir Khairulla Khan. Abdul Mejid travelled throughout Central Asia , then frequently known as Tartary . The area has extremely difficult terrain and
182-474: Was known at the time for its violent hostility to outsiders, including Britain 's disastrous retreat from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War and the subsequent execution of the British agents Charles Stoddart and Arthur Conolly by the emir of Bukhara Muhammad Nasrullah Bahadur . The Afghan emir Dost Mohammad Khan was also married to another of Nazir Khairulla Khan's daughters, and
196-444: Was to journey to Kokand , establish contact and confirm Britain's friendship with its khan Muhammad Malla Beg , and assess the level of Russian influence and presence in the khanate . Because of the hostility at the time between Muhammad Nasrullah Bahadur and both Muhammad Malla Beg and Dost Mohammad Khan, Abdul Mejid was precluded from following the easiest route through Bukhara . Instead, he travelled through Kabul (8 October),
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