Cobra Snake Charmers - 1898source: ebay.com
Nov 29, 2009
Photograph Near Secunderabad - 1870s
Photograph Near Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 1870sSource: ebay.com
Sangar View from Fort Frith - 1870s
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Sangar View from Fort FrithNov 1, 2009
Bijay Sen, Raja of Mandi 1870
Full-length standing carte-de-visite portrait of Bijay Sen (1846-1902), Raja of Mandi from the 'Album of cartes de visite portraits of Indian rulers and notables' by Bourne and Shepherd, early 1870s. Mandi, located in Himachal Pradesh, was controlled by the Rajas of Mandi, descendants of the Chandabansi Rajas. Bijay Sen, succeeded (as a minor) in 1851 and the state was governed by a council of regency until 1866.
Sardar Singh, Maharaja of Jhodpore (Jodhpur) 1896
studio portrait photograph of the Maharaja of Jodhpur Sardar Singh, taken by Bourne & Shepherd in 1896, from the Elgin Collection: 'Autumn Tour 1896'. The city of Jodhpur was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, of the Rathor Rajputs, as capital of Marwar in western India. Sardar Singh (1880-1911) succeeded as Maharaja in 1895 at the age of fifteen. Sardar Singh's uncle, Maharaj Pratap Singh, and a council of regency assisted him for the first three years until he reached eighteen. Sardar Singh is known for his involvement in extending the railway from Jodhpur to Hyderabad. He also built the large Sardar market square in the city with its five-storey clock tower in the centre.Source: http://bl.uk
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