A History of Persia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443724081)

Sykes was educated at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and, upon his commission as an officer in the British Army, joined a cavalry regiment in India in 1888. In November 1892, he undertook a secret mission to Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) to survey, on behalf of the British authorities, the Trans-Caspian Railway, recently completed by the Russians. He made trips to Persia in 1893 and 1894 for surveying and mapping, and to cultivate local leaders. In late 1894, he was appointed the first British consul for Kermān and Baluchistan, a position he held for the next decade. After an introduction to the climate and physical features of the country, A History of Persia provides a comprehensive history, from the early civilization of Elam (circa 2700 BC) to the adoption of the first modern constitution in 1906. Presented here is Volume II. It contains maps, illustrations, and a bibliography of sources used by Sykes.

Author: Percy Molesworth Sykes
ISBN-10: 1443724084
ISBN-13: 9781443724081
Publisher: Hesperides Press
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 668
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.19lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.63d