Stoddart, C.

Japanese: Stoddart,C.(英語表記)StoddartC
Stoddart, C.

...In particular, in the 19th century, Russia aimed to invade the three khanates of Bukhara, Khiva, and Khokand in Western Turkestan. This was something that Britain, which had a colony in India, feared most, and it sent many explorers to this region to investigate the situation. The explorers of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), Alexander Burnes (1805-41), and Charles Stoddart (1806-42) are good examples of this, and many explorers of this period met tragic ends in conflicts with the local people. Secondly, this region was a treasure trove of archaeological material.

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Japanese:

…とくに西トルキスタンでは,19世紀になるとロシアがブハラ,ヒバ,ホーカンドの3ハーン国への侵略を目ざしたので,インドを植民地とするイギリスはこれを最も恐れ,その情勢を探るため何人もの探検家をこの地方に送りこんだのである。ムーアクロフトWilliam Moorcroft(1765?‐1825),バーンズAlexander Burnes(1805‐41),ストッダートCharles Stoddart(1806‐42)らの探検はいずれもその好例であるが,この時代には現地人との紛争から非業の最期をとげた探検家が少なくない。第2は,この地方が考古学資料の宝庫だったことである。…

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