bek istan ) ▁and ▁war ned ▁they ▁would ▁in va de ▁Pers ia ▁( present - day ▁Iran ) ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁as ▁spring boards ▁to ▁British ▁India . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁till ▁his ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁Baron et ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ; ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁A si atic ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 ; ▁and ▁received ▁honor ary ▁degrees ▁at ▁Oxford , ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Louis a ▁Caroline ▁Har court ▁Se ym our , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁Se ym our , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁sons : ▁Henry ▁and ▁Alfred . ▁He ▁was ▁wid owed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁of ▁influen za ▁six ▁years ▁later . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Brook wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁Raw lin son ' s ▁published ▁works ▁include ▁four ▁volumes ▁of ▁c une iform ▁ins cri ptions , ▁published ▁under ▁his ▁direction ▁between