ABSTRACT
Describes British relations with the Pashtun tribes of Waziristan in the years after the annexation of the Punjab in 1849, offering the most detailed historical account that has so far been written of relations between the British Government of India and the tribes along this (or any) part of the north-west Frontier in this period.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|18 pages
First Acquaintance
The south Waziristan border in the 1850s and the first Mahsud expedition
chapter 5|17 pages
Every Peon with a Badge is Our Master
Mismanaging the Wazirs in the later 1860s and the Muhammad Khel outbreak
chapter 6|16 pages
A Fresh Start
Punishment of the Muhammad Khels and the Dawars, administrative changes, and developments on the Bannu border in the 1870s
chapter 7|12 pages
Direct Communication
The transfer of responsibility for the Mahsuds and the new agreements
chapter 8|21 pages
Triumph and Disaster
The second Mahsud settlement scheme and the Tank disturbances in 1879
chapter 9|20 pages
Satisfaction in the Eyes of the People
Reactions to the 1879 raid with a postscript on developments until 1902
