Sir Alexander Burnes

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:explorers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:associated_with British colonial expansion
gptkbp:birth_date 1805-05-16
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Kabul,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:contribution mapping Afghanistan
gptkbp:death_date 1841-11-10
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:ethnicity Scottish
gptkbp:famous_for his travels in Asia
gptkbp:famous_quote " I have seen the world, and I have seen the world in its worst state."
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:field_of_study geography
gptkbp:has_advisory_board to the British government
gptkbp:has_experience_in gptkb:maps
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Alexander Burnes
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/ Sir_ Alexander_ Burnes.jpg
gptkbp:influenced exploration in Afghanistan
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Moorcroft
gptkbp:involved_in Afghan politics
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:Kashmir
gptkb:Lahore
gptkb:Samarkand
gptkb:Bukhara
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:India
gptkb:Moscow
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Tashkent
gptkb:Kabul
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Sindh
gptkb:Bokhara
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Peshawar
gptkb:St._Petersburg
gptkb:Yarkand
gptkb:Calcutta
gptkb:Kashgar
Herat
gptkbp:known_for diplomatic missions
exploration of Central Asia
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy influence on British policy in Afghanistan
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_achievement first European to reach Bokhara
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Travels_into_Bokhara
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Montrose,_Scotland
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:role gptkb:Espionage
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War
gptkbp:spouse not married
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Ghazni
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6