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Eldred Pottinger

1811–1843 · 19th century

Eldred Pottinger was an officer of the East India Company's Bombay Artillery who, travelling in disguise, was in Herat when Persia besieged it in 1837–1838 and helped organise its defence. During the First Anglo-Afghan War he served as political agent in Kohistan and survived the retreat from Kabul in 1842 as a hostage of the Afghans. He died in Hong Kong in 1843.

Eldred Pottinger
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Principality of Herat

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eldred Pottinger. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eldred-pottinger
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