About the Author

JONATHAN L. LEE is a social and cultural historian and a leading authority on the history of Afghanistan. He has lived for many years in Afghanistan and is a Fellow of both the Royal Asiatic Society and the British Institute of Persian Studies, and formerly a Fellow of the British Institute of Afghan Studies. His previous books include The Journals of Edward Stirling in Persia and Afghanistan, 1828-1829 (1991), The Ancient Supremacy : Bukhara, Afghanistan and the Battle for Balkh, 1732-1901 (1996) and Amazing Wonders of Afghanistan (2014).

With 138 illustrations