Alexander Burnes

16 May 1805 – 2 November 1841

Burnes was a British traveller and explorer who took part in The Great Game. He was nicknamed Bokhara Burnes for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bukhara, which made his name.

• Cabool
• East India (Cabul and Afghanistan)
• Report on the architectural and archaeological remains in the Province of Kacch
• Reports and papers, political, geographical, & commercial submitted to government by Alexander Burnes, Lieutenant Leech, Doctor Lord, and Lieutenant Wood, employed on missions in the years 1835-36-37 in Scinde, Affghanisthan, and adjacent countries