Although by 1892, SS Thorburn had served for sixteen years in trans-Indus and for seven years in Indus districts west of Lahore, he had hardly any information of the neighbours. His discussions with friends in the Punjab Frontier Force were of little benefit because they were for military action. The author being a revenue official thought of the financial implications and other such eventualities. Hence, the book is an outcome of the author’s attempt of self-education, and gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political and military situation prevailed in Central Asia.
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