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Books about Afghanistan 3 by Nicholas Barrington

24 January, 2023
Those of you who enjoyed reading the articles by our trustee Sir Nicholas Barrington on his collection of books about the 19th-century history of Afghanistan, the ‘Great Game’ and.

Updated Duplicates for Sale List – January 2023

19 January, 2023
From time to time the Ancient India & Iran Trust advertises duplicate books and periodicals for sale.  Many of these are rare and out of print. We view this.

New Issue of INDIRAN now online

4 January, 2023
Issue 16 of of our newsletter, Indiran, is now available to view here. We hope you enjoy reading it. If you would like a print copy please contact our.

Remembering Gérard Fussman (1940-2022)

20 May, 2022
Gérard Fussman at the Collège de France

The Allchins in Afghanistan in 1951

5 April, 2022
Raymond and Bridget Allchin on their wedding day, March 1951. © Ancient India & Iran Trust

Just published: Bulletin of the Asia Institute, Vol. 30

8 March, 2022
Vol. 30 of the Bulletin of the Asia Institute has just appeared. In addition to many other interesting articles (see full list below) it contains two papers by our.

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