Emphasis Preaching Journal
Josiah Harlan was the first...
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Josiah Harlan was the first American to enter Afghanistan. In the 1830s, Harlan traveled
from India with a ragtag army of mercenaries to return an ousted ruler to power. He
became commander-in-chief of the Afghan army and finally declared himself king. He
was ousted by the British army and became the model for Rudyard Kipling's story,
The Man Who Would Be King.
