Legacies of Alexander in colonial Sindh: Richard Francis Burton and a ‘Greek pot’ at Sehwan

Mairs, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9192-9031 (2023) Legacies of Alexander in colonial Sindh: Richard Francis Burton and a ‘Greek pot’ at Sehwan. Journal of Sindhi Studies, 3 (2). pp. 1-22. ISSN 2667-0925 doi: 10.1163/26670925-bja10016

Abstract/Summary

At Sehwan in Sindh in 1845, the British soldier and Orientalist Richard Francis Burton planted a fake ancient jar for an antiquarian to discover. Burton’s prank was designed to poke fun at British associations of Sehwan with Alexander the Great. This article examines the incident, Burton’s motivations, and the broader question of British colonial fixation on Alexander’s campaigns in Sindh.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/113204
Identification Number/DOI	10.1163/26670925-bja10016
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Classics
Publisher	Brill
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