1857

Lt. C.H. Mecham (centre) and Lt. Surgeon Anderson (seated, right), of the British Hodson's Horse cavalry regiment, in India during the Indian Rebellion (also known as the Indian Mutiny) of 1857. The regiment was raised in specific response to the rebellion. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Young Nawab of Bahawalpur

Mian Sadiq Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Bahawalpur (1862-1899).

Bahawalpur, located in Pakistan, was controlled by the descendents of the Daudputra family. Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan (1862-99) succeeded as Nawab of Bahawalpur in 1866.

While he was a minor the affairs of state were administered by British officers. He was created a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India in 1880. Sadiq Muhammad Khan's administration developed a canal system to improve irrigation and established a better public education system.

A Temple in Lahore

A 1880 photo of the Rattan Chand temple, Lahore (Now in Pakistan)

A room in Shimla

A Simla room (maybe a sitting area in a lodging house?), in a photo from 1890

Royal Wedding

Maharaja Yadvindra Singh of Patiala. Probably at his marriage function. Wearing famous Patiala necklace and other Jewells. He was a good cricketer.

Polo Team

Gilgit polo team - 1880

Bullock Cart

A bullock cart crossing River Bias (somewhere in Punjab) in 1906.

Government House, Calcutta

N.E. Gate of Government House, Calcutta, albumen silver print, photo by Col. Hon. John Constantine Stanley~1858-61

The Last Mughal

Bahadur Shah Zafar (the last Mughal emperor) in Delhi, awaiting trial by the British for his role in the Uprising.
Photograph by Robert Tytler and Charles Shepherd, May 1858.

Shab-e-Barat

A Noble Lady and her attendants enjoying fireworks at Shab-e barat
Mughal Delhi, 1730 – at The British Museum

1913 film

A scene from 1913 film - Raja Harishchander

Iron Pillar, Delhi

Arch and Iron Pillar near Qutub Minar, Delhi,1850

Akbar's mother

‘Akbar recognises his mother’. Many influential women surround Akbar in Kabul at this time apart from Hamida Banu, -Gulbadan, Bega Begum, Maham anga, Jiji Anga and more 1602-03,
painters Madhu n Narsingh ⁦
Now at British Library⁩

Naina Devi, Nainital

1906 - Naina Devi Temple, Nainital.

Jammu Painting

Raja Balwant Singh smoking his hookah
Nainsukh, Jasrota - c1745
Now at the British Museum

1925 Thiruchengode Hills : Kodimada-chenkunroor Ardhanareeswarar

Longest Temple Corridor

1925 the Biggest, longest Rameswaram Temple Corridor

Viceregal Lodge

South front of Viceregal Lodge, Palace of the Viceroy, at Simla the summer capital of India," c.1903

Maharaja of Patiala

Lieutenant-General His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan, Maharaja of Patiala

A 1793 painting

Gen. Cornwallis beaten by American forces at Yorktown won back favor conquering the kingdom of Mysore in India?

In this 1793 painting by (American!) Mather Brown, he welcomes Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages.

Held at Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta

Democracy in 1975

Cleverly worded obituary that was run on Times of India on June 28th, 1975, three days after Emergency was declared.

Royal Party

Banquet held in the Durbar Hall, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Baroda on the occasion of a state visit of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, 1934

Jhika Gali

1870s - Jhika Gali, Murree (now in Pakistan)

Ramanathaswamy Temple

1925 Rameswaram Temple Tower : Ramanathaswamy Temple

Royal Escort

The begum of Bhopal escorts the Prince of Wales to the Durbar Hall, India, 1921.
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A very proper tennis party in India in 1905, during the days of the British

Padmanabha Swamy

1930 Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Trivandrum

Maharaja Sajan Singh Ji of Ratlam with Viceroy Lord Irwin. Ranjit Bilas Palace Ratlam 3rd August 1928 — in Ratlam

Noor Jahan's journey

Noor Jahan as migrants fleeing from Tehran to the Mughal court. Mehr un Nisa was born in a caravan, en route to Hindustan ⁦⁩
19th c Painitng presently at Salarjung museum

1903 Delhi Darbar

In these 1903 images, crowds gather in Delhi for the ascension of King Edward VII to the throne of the United Kingdom. The spectacle lasted 2 weeks! (British rule in India lasted another 44 years...)

Pics from : Smithsonian Institution.

Kanyakumari

1925 Kanyakumari the view with the Kumari Amman Temple

Maharaja and Maharanis

Royal Family of Patiala (Date Unknown)

Southern temples

1932 Suchindram Temple : Sri Sthanumalayswami & a 22ft Anjaneyar

Hindu Tailer

A Hindu tailor in 1906

Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace

Paintings in the Darya Daulat Bagh, Tipu Sultan's summer palace at Srirangapattnam.
Arthur Wellesley used the palace as his residence after the 4th Mysore War.
Photo by E Lyon c.1868 (now in British Library)

Old Bus

1933 Nagarkovil to Tirunelveli Bus

Horseman

The Royal syce (horseman) in British era

Historical Temple turned Bathing Place

Ancient submerged temple at Manasbal, a site supposed to be maintained by state government has been reduced to washing and bathing by the locals.

Ram Chandra Kak writes in his 1933 book Ancient Monuments of Kashmir:(read the complete book here http://koausa.org/Monuments/ )
"One of the most attractive places in the valley is the Manasbal lake. Being absolutely free from disturbance of any kind, and nestling in an oval basin surrounded on all sides by hills and uplands, the lake is an ideal abode for the happy lotus-eater, who dreams away his days reclining under the shady chinar, and passes his evenings in watching the long streaks of moonlight flitting across the mirror-like surface of the water. Naturally, such a delightful spot would not have been overlooked either by the devout Hindu or the nature- adoring Mughal. The former have left a small temple, now partially submerged during the greater part of the year. It is a very small structure, and only its two pyramidal roofs are visible in the driest seasons. The cornice of the lower roof, and the horizontal band which divides it from the upper storey, are decorated with series of dentils and metopes. Only the upper part of the pediment of the entrance is visible. It faces west."

Note on the temple by Pandit Anand Koul from his book 'Archaeological Remains In Kashmir' (1935) . You can read the complete book here: http://www.searchkashmir.org/…/archaeological-remains-in-ka…

Miniature Temple at Manasbal

At the south-east cornner of the lake of Manasbal is a miniature temple built of stone, standing in the water.
The temple appears to be a square of about six feet and has only one doorway to the west covered by a pyramidal pediment, which is divided into two portions by a horizontal return of the said mouldings as in the case of the Martanda colonnade. The upper portian is occupied by the head and shoulder of a figure holding a sort of staff in the left hand. The angles of the lower portion of the doorway pediment, below the horizontal moulding and above the trefoil, are occupied each with a naked figure leaning against the head of the trfoil, and holding up over the arch a sort of waving scarf which is passed on through the other hand.
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Pic - 4 1930s when the temple was not submerged

Kashmiri Commander

Colonel Alexander Gardner, Commander of the Maharajah's troops in Kashmir, India, circa 1864. Original Artwork: Albumen print. (Photo by Bourne & Shepherd/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)