text_original: 1881] THE AFGHAN QUESTION 467 upon, recognized the de facto ruler and sent him a congratulatory message and a present of money and arms. The Amir did not fail to perceive that these compliments coincided with the capture of Samarkand by Russia (1868).
text_transcription: EUPON RECOGNIZED THE DEFACTO RULER AND SENT HIM A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE AND A PRESENT OF MONEY IN ARMS THE AMIR DID NOT FAIL TO PERCEIVE THAT THESE COMPLIMENTS COINCIDED WITH THE CAPTURE OF SAMARCAND BY RUSSIA IN E
phonemes: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn] ðɪ ˈæfɡæn kwˈɛstʃən fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən əpˌɑːn, ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə də fˈæktoʊ ɹˈuːlɚ ænd sˈɛnt hˌɪm ɐ kəŋɡɹˈætʃʊlətˌɔːɹi mˈɛsɪdʒ ænd ɐ pɹˈɛzənt ʌv mˈʌni ænd ˈɑːɹmz. ðɪ ˈæmɪɹ dɪdnˌɑːt fˈeɪl tə pɚsˈiːv ðæt ðiːz kˈɑːmplɪmənts kˌoʊɪnsˈaɪdᵻd wɪððə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv sˈæmɑːɹkˌænd baɪ ɹˈʌʃə (wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt).