Sir AlexanderBurnes was a British explorer and diplomat who gained renown for his explorations in what are now Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran. For his accomplishments he was knighted in 1839.
At 24 years old, Lt AlexanderBurnes set out up the River Indus in charge of a flotilla of large native sailing vessels, ostensibly to escort an improbable