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Personalities

(Number of images - 1153)

Bahadur Shah Zafar 1845 with Thomas Metcalfe and his sons
Bahadur Shah Zafar 1845 with …
Bahadur Shah Zafar holding darbar in Diwan e Khas of Qila e Mubarak
Bahadur Shah Zafar holding da…
Dost Mohammad Khan with one of his son
Dost Mohammad Khan with one o…
Rani Jindan Kaur, the last queen of the Sikh Raj
Rani Jindan Kaur, the last qu…
Stamp of H.R.H Mirza Muhamed Sultan Fateh-ul-Mulk Shah Bahadur, the Heir Apparent (Shahzada Ghulam Fakhr ud-din, Mirza Fakhru Sahib), 6 may 1841
Stamp of H.R.H Mirza Muhamed …
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Animals and Plants

(Number of images - 131)

Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire
Mughal Warfare: Indian Fronti…
Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman
Portrait of the Elephant 'Ala…
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
The hunter throws away the ba…
Varied methods of travel in India - an "Ekka" before magnificent Victoria Station, Bombay
Varied methods of travel in I…
Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)
Stenciled Scenes of Lion and …
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Architectural and Building

(Number of images - 430)

Illustration from the book: HINDOSTAN - Its landscapes, palaces, temples and tombs By Emma Roberts
Illustration from the book: H…
Illustration from the book: HINDOSTAN - Its landscapes, palaces, temples and tombs By Emma Roberts
Illustration from the book: H…
The tomb of the Emperor Shah 'Alam at the dargah of Qutb-Sahib at Mahrauli - 1815
The tomb of the Emperor Shah …
Illustration from the book: HINDOSTAN - Its landscapes, palaces, temples and tombs By Emma Roberts
Illustration from the book: H…
Illustration from the book: HINDOSTAN - Its landscapes, palaces, temples and tombs By Emma Roberts
Illustration from the book: H…
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Art and Calligraphy

(Number of images - 222)

Sawun, or Summer House in the Red Fort. A series of 31 paintings by Ghulam Ali Khan (fl. 1817-55)
Sawun, or Summer House in the…
The Faiz Bazaar, by a Rajasthani artist, c.1840.
The Faiz Bazaar, by a Rajasth…
Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies by Bichitr and Ramdas
Shah-Jahan receives his three…
Balustrade Fragment with Animals from the residence of Hajji Hasan ibn Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
Balustrade Fragment with Anim…
Fragment of a Clavus
Fragment of a Clavus
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Family Pictures

(Number of images - 6)

Begum Samru's Household
Begum Samru's Household
A portrait of Sardar Sardar Mir Bahram Khan Mazari 1838.
A portrait of Sardar Sardar M…
Mappila man in Malabar (1926-1933)
Mappila man in Malabar (1926-…
Mappila Tribe (Kerala)
Mappila Tribe (Kerala)
Baloch Mazari Tribe
Baloch Mazari Tribe
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Geography

(Number of images - 12)

When the Moghuls Ruled India
When the Moghuls Ruled India
Marble Fit for a Emperor
Marble Fit for a Emperor
Bahadur Shah II - A Gentle Man, Poet and Calligrapher
Bahadur Shah II - A Gentle Ma…
City of Cannanore in 1572
City of Cannanore in 1572
When the Moghuls Ruled India
When the Moghuls Ruled India
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Military

(Number of images - 153)

The "last out-post of the British Raj"-Landi Kotal, Khyber pass, India
The "last out-post of the Bri…
AKBAR'S VICTORY OVER HEMU AT THE BATTLE OF PANIPAT
AKBAR'S VICTORY OVER HEMU AT …
A 7,000 ton Japanese merchant vessel after a direct hit by India Air Task forces near Rangoon, India. A bomb is dropping in the lower right part of the picture and small boats are trying to carry the crew members away from the sinking vessel. The waters a
A 7,000 ton Japanese merchant…
Helmet
Helmet
Sword with scabbard
Sword with scabbard
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Religion and Festival

(Number of images - 80)

The Grand Mughal Processions: A Spectacle of Imperial Power and Splendor
The Grand Mughal Processions:…
Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from Bhishma-parva (volume six) of a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian,
Ghatotkacha and three demons …
Quran Manuscript Folio
Quran Manuscript Folio
Quran Manuscript Folio
Quran Manuscript Folio
Shah Jahan Masjid, Thatta
Shah Jahan Masjid, Thatta
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Scenery and Places

(Number of images - 95)

The Enchanting Kalsi Pass: A Portal to the Himalayas
The Enchanting Kalsi Pass: A …
Scenery around Dak Pathar - Kalsi Pass
Scenery around Dak Pathar - K…
Map of Timili Pass
Map of Timili Pass
Kalsi Pass
Kalsi Pass
Dak pathar Valley
Dak pathar Valley
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Science

(Number of images - 28)

Science and Technology in Mughal Period
Science and Technology in Mug…
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THABITA (BOOK OF THE IMAGES OF THE FIXED STARS) OF AL-SUFI 11
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THA…
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THABITA (BOOK OF THE IMAGES OF THE FIXED STARS) OF AL-SUFI 18
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THA…
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THABITA (BOOK OF THE IMAGES OF THE FIXED STARS) OF AL-SUFI 20
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THA…
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THABITA (BOOK OF THE IMAGES OF THE FIXED STARS) OF AL-SUFI 6
KITAB SUWAR AL-KAWAKIB AL-THA…
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Uncategorized

(Number of images - 6)

Zanghera or The Fakeer's Rock's on the Ganges
Zanghera or The Fakeer's Rock…
Travellers And Escort In Katteawar ( Kathiawar )
Travellers And Escort In Katt…
The Pass of Makundra In Malwa
The Pass of Makundra In Malwa
Genealogical Tree of Shahzada Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Shah, Izzat Afshar Bahadur (Mirza Mendhu)
Genealogical Tree of Shahzada…
Wine cup of Jahangir
Wine cup of Jahangir
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Others

(Number of images - 75)

British invasion of Afghanistan
British invasion of Afghanist…
From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626)
From the Farhang-i Jahangiri …
First Anglo-Afghan War ( 1838 - 1842 )
First Anglo-Afghan War ( 1838…
Diamond cut & Diamond Pendant
Diamond cut & Diamond Pendant
A Mughal Turban Ornament
A Mughal Turban Ornament
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