Ahmed Collection

Albanian King Zog I
The Albanian King Zog I (1895-1961) - previously Ahmed Zog - initially Prime Minister from 1923 to 1924, then President from January 1925 until 1928 (as depicted here) and on September 1st

Ahmed Madrali, Turkish wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1904 after losing a match for the world wrestling championship at Olympia against the Russian

Colonel Newcombe and Railway Raiding Party
Lieutenant Colonel Newcombe (1878-1956) - A friend of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) who served in the Second Boer War

Elderly man at prayer in an Istanbul Mosque
Elderly man at prayer in the Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, kneeling in the direction of Mecca

Armistice between Turkey & the Allies
The signing of the Armistice between Turkey & the Allies on 30th October 1918 at Mudros. Ahmet Izzet Pasha (1864 - 1937). Izzet negotiated the Turkish Armistice at the end of World War One

Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governor
Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and governor of the Morea Eyalet (the Peloponnese). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

King Fuad of Egypts Official Visit to Great Britain
King Fuad of Egypts Official 3-week visit to Great Britain - with King George V in an open carriage on their way from Victoria Station to Buckingham Palace, London on 4 July 1927 Date: circa 1920s

Band of the Turkish Army in Palestine awaits Djemal Pasha
Band of the Turkish Ottoman Army in Palestine awaits the arrival into the Railway Station of Djemal Pasha. Ahmed Djemal Pasha (18721922) (" Jamal Pasha the Bloodthirsty")

The Blue Mosque and Walled Obelisk, Istanbul, Turkey
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul

Turkey. Constantinople. The Mosque of the Valide Sultan
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Mosque of the Valide Sultan. It was built, between 1708 and 1710

Turkey. Constantinople. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. It was built by the Ottoman sultan Ahmed I between 1609 and 1616. Engraving by Lemaitre and Lalaisse

Blida, Algeria - the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir
Blida, Algeria - a woman sits looking out over the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir, containing the tomb of Sidi Ahmed El-Kebir. circa 1910s

Sidi el-Kebir cemetery, Blida
A seated figure overlooks the Sidi el-Kebir cemetery where Blida's founder, Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, is buried. Date: circa 1910s

Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist
Salman Rushdie (Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, b 1947), British-Indian novelist and essayist. Date: circa 1980s

The Bourse (Stock Exchange) at Alexandria, Egypt, illuminated to celebrate the anniversary of Fuad Is ascension as Sultan Of Egypt in 1917. Date: 1918

Courtyard, Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turke
Courtyard, Blue Mosque, Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Constantininople Istanbul, Turkey. Vintage 19th century photograph

Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha, Ambassador Extraordinary from Turkey, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Carriage of Count Sebastiani, French Ambassador, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Temple dedicated to Asclepius, Greek god of medicine, in Split, Croatia. Tempio gia sacro a Esculapio. Asclepeion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Muslim chapel in a seraglio. Two gentlemen of the chamber stay in the chapel for two entire days twice a week to honor the birth of Muhammed

Sultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque, Istanbul
View of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque, Istanbul. Built in the 17th century with five domes, six minarets and eight secondary domes. Moschea Sultan-Ahmed

The At-Meidan racecourse and pillars, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, with the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background. Date: 1840

Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886

Port Said, Egypt
Street scene in the Native Quarter of Port Said, Egypt with a double mule-pulled tram, a cyclist and group of schoolchildren. Date: circa 1930

Damascus, Syria - Djemal-Pacha Avenue
Damascus, Syria - Rue Djemal-Pacha (named after the Ottoman Military leader Ahmed Djemal Pasha (1872-1922) - Governor of Greater Syria in 1915-16). Date: circa 1920

Ahmed Riza Bey. Liberal emigree who prepared the groundwork for a future revolution against Sultan Abd� d II Date: circa 1909

Firewalking / Adcock
REGINALD ADCOCK, a volunteer, crosses the trench at Carshalton across which AHMED HUSSEIN had previously walked

Farouk I, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1920-1965, reigned 1936-1952). Seen here (centre) leaving a Cairo mosque with his entourage

Caricature of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Ahmad Arabi
Caricature of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), British army commander, and Ahmad Arabi (Ahmed Urabi or Orabi, Arabi Pasha, 1841-1911), Egyptian army leader

Turkey (1839). Istanbul
Ottoman Empire (1839). Istanbul. Fountain of Amet III. Litography. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)

Sultan Ahmed III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ahmed III (16731736) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV. Date: circa 1730

Sultan Ahmed II Khan Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ahmed II Khan Ghazi (16431695) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Date: circa 1690

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Ahmed Jemal Pasha, Ottoman military officer
Ahmed Jemal (Djemal, Cemal) Pasha (1872-1922), Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Ottoman Army during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler
Black Ahmed (Cara Achmed) - a champion wrestler from Constantinople, wearing a champions sash and bearing the medals of his victories with pride

Spanish General Castro Girona and Raisuli
Spanish General Castro Girona, popular with the Moroccan Moorish leaders - a talented africanista who had played a leading role in the capture of Xauen (Chaouen)

Firewalking / Trench
Preparing the trench at Carshalton across which AHMED HUSSEIN and three volunteers, Adcock, Bold and Russell, subsequently walked

Mohammed Ahmed, The Mahdi
Mohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa

Mosque of Sayid Ahmed el Badawi in Tanta, Egypt
View on the Mosque of Sayid Ahmed el Badawi from a nearby street in Tanta, a city located in the Nile delta in Egypt. El Badawi was the founder of one of Egypts largest Sufi orders called Badawiya

Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Constaintinople, (Istanbul) Turkey circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). Emissaries of Arabi Pasha recruiting soldiers among the tribes to fight the British army. In the background, the Temple of Edfu. Engraving, 1882

Sultan Ahmed Mosque - Istanbul, Turkey, Interior with Minbar
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (or Sultan Ahmet Mosque - The Blue Mosque ) - Istanbul, Turkey, Interior with Minbar Date: 1919

Istanbul, Turkey - Karacaahmet Cemetery, Uskudar (Scutari). Date: 1923

Turkey. Istanbul. Blue Mosque. 17th century. Classical Ottom
Turkey. Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. Built from 1609 to 1616. Architect, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha. Classical Ottoman style. Sunset

Turkey. Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. 1609-16
Turkey. Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. Built 1609-1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Architect, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha. Late Classical Ottoman style. Minaret

Turkey. Istanbul. Blue Mosque, 16th century. Ottoman style. Inside. Tiles. Detail

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