Sir Alexander Burnes: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 12, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 29, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Feb 19, 2024
Noted that Burnes was killed by a mob in Kabul. Nov 13, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Sir Alexander Burnes. Nov 06, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Sir Alexander Burnes. Nov 06, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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