Afghanistan Collection (page 3)

Journey of the Prophet Muhammad, Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh... ca. 1425
Journey of the Prophet Muhammad, Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories), ca. 1425

The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince, Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-tair... A.H
The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince, Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), dated A.H. 892/A.D. 1487

A Stallion, ca. 1601-6. Creator: Habiballah of Sava
A Stallion, ca. 1601-6

Jonah and the Whale, Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)... ca
Jonah and the Whale, Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, ca. 1425

Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager, Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), 1487

Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1520-25

Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday, Folio 23v... ca. 1430
Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday, Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, ca. 1430

Alexander at a Banquet, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated A. H. 931 / A. D
Alexander at a Banquet, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday, Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin, Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A. H. 931 / A. D
Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin, Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Battle Scene, Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi, 1485-86

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa di and Hafiz, late 15th century

Buddha Head, 3rd-4th cent Creator: Central Asian Art
Buddha Head, 3rd-4th cent.. Found in the Collection of Musee Guimet, Paris

The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories)... 1425 - 1450
The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto), 1425 - 1450. These two pages are from a manuscript that evidently was written

Persian Verse (khamriyya), c. 1509-59. Creator: Unknown
Persian Verse (khamriyya), c. 1509-59

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises, c. 1509-59. This page contains two quatrains--poems made up of four lines

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso), c. 1509-50. This page contains two quatrains--poems made up of four lines

Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi... c. 1475-1500, borders added c
Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sadi (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475-1500, borders added c. 1550. The Gulistan, completed around 1258

Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1440-1520. Creator: Unknown
Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1440-1520. The handsome youth lassoing the feisty colt in this painting is Rustam, the Shahnamas most popular hero

Seizure of Sir William Macnaghten by Akbar Khan, Afghanistan, 1841 (c1890). Creator: Unknown
Seizure of Sir William Macnaghten by Akbar Khan, Afghanistan, 1841 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Battle of Kandahar - The 92nd Are To Take The Guns, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Battle of Kandahar - " The 92nd Are To Take The Guns", (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick

Inside the City of Kabul (The Bala Hissar), c1840, (1901). Creators: Unknown, James Atkinson
Inside the City of Kabul (The Bala Hissar), c1840, (1901). Quadrangle occupied by the Durbar-Khaneh and the Harem Serai. View of the Bala Hissar ( High Fort )

Attack in the Kuram Valley, (1901). Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Attack in the Kuram Valley, (1901). Incident in the Kurram Valley, North-West Frontier Province, India, (now Pakistan). British soldier Sir Frederick

General Robertss Staff, Kandahar Expedition, c1880, (1901). Creator: Bourne & Shepherd
General Robertss Staff, Kandahar Expedition, c1880, (1901). Portrait of General Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), commander of British forces in Afghanistan

The Peiwar Khotal, 1878, (1901). Creator: W McCracken
The Peiwar Khotal, 1878, (1901). The point of view is from No.2 Mountain Battery Camp. A gun of the enemy was placed upon the end of the central spur

Roberts Rallying the Pioneers at Umbeyla, (1901). Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Roberts Rallying the Pioneers at Umbeyla, (1901). British Brevet Major Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) fought in the Ambela (or Umbeyla) Campaign of 1863

The Final Attack at the Spingawi Khotal, (1901). Creator: William Heysham Overend
The Final Attack at the Spingawi Khotal, (1901). At the Battle of Peiwar Kotal, November 1878, during the Second Afghan War

Watching the Rout of the Afghan Forces from Bab Wali Mountain, 1st September 1880, (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British under General Frederick Sleigh

Abdur Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan, 1880s, (1901). Creator: Bourke
Abdur Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan, 1880s, (1901). Portrait of Sher Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, (erroneously captioned Abdur Rahman)

General Roberts Reading His Proclamation at Kabul, October 12, 1879, (1901). Creator
General Roberts Reading His Proclamation at Kabul, October 12, 1879, (1901). British soldier Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914)

The Second Punjab Cavalry, 1901. Creator: Walter Fane
The Second Punjab Cavalry, 1901. Indian and Afghan soldiers during the period of the British Raj: Hindustani Trooper; Sikh Non-Commissioned Officer; Afghan Native Officer

Map of the Fighting in the Chardeh Valley, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Fighting in the Chardeh Valley, 1901. British and Punjab cavalry attacked the Afghans in the Chardeh Valley, Afghanistan, at the Battle of Kabul in December 1879

Map Indicating General Robertss Route to Kabul... and the British and Russian Boundaries, 1901
Map Indicating General Robertss Route to Kabul, and Thence to Kandahar, and the British and Russian Boundaries, 1901. The route taken through Afghanistan by British officer Sir Frederick Sleigh

The Fortress and Citadel of Ghazni and the Two Minars, c1840, (1901). Creator: James Atkinson
The Fortress and Citadel of Ghazni and the Two Minars, c1840, (1901). A caravan on the road to Ghazni in Afghanistan. The 12th-century fired mud brick minarets are the only surviving elements of

Kabul, Looking North from the Hill above the British Camp at Beni Hissar, October 8, 1879, (1901). View of Kabul, Afghanistan, with the Bala Hissar fortress in the centre

Maiwand - Saving the Guns, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Maiwand - Saving the Guns, (1901). The Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan took place on 27 July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Charge of Punjab Cavalry in the Second Action Near Charasia, on 24th April 1880, (1901). Incident during the Second Afghan War: British and Indian troops fighting Afghan forces near Kabul

General Robertss Force Advancing Up The Hazardarakht Defile to Shutargardan, (1901). Scene during the Second Afghan War: Sir Frederick

The Main Street in the Bazaar at Kabul in the Fruit Season, c1840, (1901). Creator
The Main Street in the Bazaar at Kabul in the Fruit Season, c1840, (1901). Market in the capital of Afghanistan. From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. I

The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick

The Bala Hissar and City of Kabul from the Upper Part of the Citadel, c1842, (1901). View of Kabul, Afghanistan, with the Bala Hissar fortress. From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol

Roberts Saved by a Trooper at Bhagwana, (1901). Creator: Charles Mills Sheldon
Roberts Saved by a Trooper at Bhagwana, (1901). Incident in Afghanistan, c1870s, from the life of British major general Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914)

The Attack on the Bala Hissar on the Night of 11th December 1879, (1901). Creator
The Attack on the Bala Hissar on the Night of 11th December 1879, (1901). British and Punjab cavalry attacked the Afghans in the Chardeh Valley, Afghanistan

The City of Kandahar Looking from the South Towards Baba Wali Mountain, c1840, (1901). Men with camels and sheep near the town of Kandahar in the south of Afghanistan

The Action on the Heights Above Charasia, October 6, 1879, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Action on the Heights Above Charasia, October 6, 1879, (1901). The Battle of Charasiab, near Kabul, Afghanistan, was fought between British

The Daring Attack on the Spingawi Khotal, December 2, 1878, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Daring Attack on the Spingawi Khotal, December 2, 1878, (1901). The 5th Gurkhas storming the Spingawi. At the Battle of Peiwar Kotal during the Second Afghan War

The Remnant of an Army, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Remnant of an Army, (1901). Episode from the first Anglo-Afghan War: William Brydon, assistant surgeon in the Bengal Army, arriving at the gates of Jalalabad in Afghanistan in January 1842

Fort Jamrud, Peshawur, 1901. Creator: Bourne & Shepherd
Fort Jamrud, Peshawur, 1901. Fort at the entrance to the Khyber Pass, near Peshawar, Pakistan. From " The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. II. - To The Abdication of Yakub Khan", by J

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