By virtue of the multiple types of political ties that exist in the area, no maximal political unit can be defined; lineages are associated in village
Read MoreThe next morning Malka was set on fire, and the huge , column of smoke which ascended from the burning village, and was visible for miles round, did n
Read MoreThe terms which were drawn up, and to which the Bunerwals agreed, were: The breaking-up of the tribal gathering in the Buner Pass. The destruction of
Read MoreWhen we had passed the village of Umbeyla, which was in flames, having been set fire to by our Cavalry, the wing of the 32nd was brought up in prolong
Read MoreNow that the enemy were on the run it was the time to press them, and this Turner did so effectually that the leading men of his column entered Lalu s
Read MoreSir William Denison reached Calcutta on the 2nd December. The careful study of the correspondence in connection with the Umbeyla expedition satisfied
Read MoreDuber - Kandia: There is a clear difference between the east and west dialect areas in their formal political organization – compared to Patan, the we
Read MoreThere had been no fighting for some days, and most of the wounded had been removed. Sir Neville Chamberlain was still in camp, and I was sorry to find
Read MorePatan: Thus in the village or territory of Patan, there is a central council of 12-1 3 members (zetwan). This council also has a clerk or agent (kotwa
Read MoreThe day following the fight the Bunerwals were told they might carry away their dead, and we took advantage of their acceptance of this permission to
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