Talk:Gifford Palgrave

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I replaced an inaccurate version with material I gleaned from reading a 1978 book on travelers' accounts of Arabia. I will be uploading a map as soon as I scan it. Zora 00:52, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

1862-1863 travel:
Start finding wiki-links to the places/people mentioned by Palgrave (Chapter and spelling according to the 1908 ed.)
 * Chapter 1: Gaza, Ma'an Jordan,
 * Chapter 2: Djowf region, Djowf
 * Chapter 3: Shammar tribe, Ha'il town, Rashidi
 * Chapter 4: Life in Hayel town,
 * Chapter 5: Journey from Hayel to Bereydah in Al Qasim
 * Chapter 6: capital Bereydah,
 * Chapter 7: Journey from Bereydah to Riad
 * Chapter 8: Riad. (Population of Nejed)
 * Chapter 9: Life at Riad. The Wahhabee dynasty.

82.3.89.118 12:32, 16 August 2006 (UTC)The article is wrong about certain things relating to Palgrave's position vis-a-vis the Catholic Church:

1. Yes, he did join the Jesuit order, but he was never ordained a priest. He later left the Order.

2. Yes, he did renounce the Catholic Church at one point, but he was reconciled to the Church in 1884 and died within her.

See on this the entry in the latest Dictionary of National Biography

Japan visit
If its of value / interest, it could be noted that he was in Japan in April 1881, where he was at a party with the Mikado. He also spent time with famous Japan diplomat Ernest Satow.

Reference 28th April 1881 diary entry of Ernest Satow. Referenced from "A Diplomat in Japan Part II" Ian Ruxton (ed) ISBN 978-0-557-10457-4 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victnihon (talk • contribs) 20:18, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Which was his regiment in India?
The 8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Bombay Presidency, HIC Army) or the 8th King's Regiment (Regular Army)? My guess: the former ("https://www.jstor.org/stable/1801402?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents").