Abdul Collection

Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, c. 1890
Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, pictured at her writing desk, c.1890

Queen Victoria and Munshi Abdul Karim, 1900
Queen Victoria, Empress of India, listening to a despatch describing the elation of the troops at the services they had rendered to the Queen. Her Indian servant, Munshi Abdul Karim, supports her

Queen Victoria with the Munshi
Queen Victoria at her desk, assisted by her servant Abdul Karim, the Munshi

Abdul Hamid Ii / Lith
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Royal visit to Ireland: Queen Victoria at Dublin Castle, 1900
Queen Victoria, Empress of India, in Dublin: her Majestys visit to the Lord Lieutenant and Countess Cadogan at Dublin Castle. Her Indian servant, Munshi Abdul Karim, supports her. Date: 1900

Ottoman Empire Cartoon
Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is helpless as parts of the Ottoman Empire are whipped from beneath his feet by Bulgaria and Austria

Abdul Mecid I, Ottoman Sultan
Abdul Mecid I (or Mejid, Medschid), Ottoman Sultan (ruled 1839-1861)

Sultan Visits France
Abdul-Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, visits France : he is welcomed at Paris by Napoleon at the gare de Lyon though soon he will be deposed and kill himself

Invitation - Reception for Sultan Aziz in London
Invitation to a reception given by the City of London in honour of Sultan Aziz during his stay in London in July 1867

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Constantinople. Visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas (1831-1891) to the Sultan. Ahmed Vefyk Pasha (1823-1891) and Raouf Pasha receiving him at Dolma Bagtche Palace

Abdulmejid I (1823-1861). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1839-1861). Portrait. Drawing by Valdivieso. Lithography by Martinez. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

Abdulmejid I (1823-1861). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1839-1861). Portrait. Drawing by Valdivieso. Lithography by Martinez. Detail. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume II

BAC 1-11-414EG HZ-AB1 (msn 158), owned by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Finance: Abdul Abdul Aziz Al-Ibrahim. Date: circa 1985

Munshi Abdul Karim, Queen Victorias Indian Secretary. 1892

The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) - September 25, 1903

Queen Victorias Munshi, Abdul Karim
Favourite attendant of Queen Victoria, Abdul Karim (18631909), who served the queen in the final 15 years of her reign

Abdulhamid I (1725-1789). Ottoman sultan from 1774 to 1789. Engraving by Lemaitre, H. Lalaisse and Monnin. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

BAC One-Eleven-401AK HZ-MFA (msn 80), of Prince Abdul Aziz Al Ibrahim, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1978

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's tomb, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

A gloriously ornate invitation from Her Excellency The Ambassadress of Turkey (Stefanaki Musurus Pasa) to the Launch of Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

Public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I, 1787
Public library of Abdul Hamid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1773-1789. Scholars in turbans reading books and scrolls in a carpeted libary surrounded by bookcases. Biblioteca di Abdul-Hamid

View of the Laleli Mosque or Tulip Mosque, Istanbul. Built by Sultan Mustafa III in the 18th century with large dome and two minarets. Moschea Lalely

Abdul Qadir - Pakistan cricketer Date: 1970s - 1980s

Joseph Parker, Congregational Minister
Parkers Peace. Joseph Parker (1830-1902), Congregational Minister railing against the horror of the Turk (Sultan Abdul Hamid II). Date: 1900

Front cover, fundraising bazaar catalogue, Istanbul, Turkey
Front cover, fundraising bazaar illustrated catalogue in aid of the wounded and the families of victims in a recent war, under the patronage of the Sultan of Turkey (Abdul Hamid II). Date: circa 1890s

Catalogue illustration, embroidered covers and tobacco set. 1. Yellow silk embroidered cover donated by the Sultan. 2. Blue sofa cover embroidered in gold and silk thread, donated by the Sultan. 3

Catalogue illustration, ornate cupboard, lamp, ornament
Catalogue illustration, ornate cupboard, lamp and ornament. 5. Ornate cupboard in Moorish style, two metres high, donated by the Sultan. 6

Catalogue illustration, cabinet, embroidered cover, etc
Catalogue illustration, cabinet, embroidered cover, porcelain items, saddle and vase. 8. and 9. Flower vase and candlestick made in Berlin, donated by the German Emperor. 10

Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornament, vase, chibouk. 15. Sevres ornament depicting dogs hunting a stag, donated by President Felix Faure of France. 16

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloths, sword, vase. 18. Embroidered cloths in silk and velvet, donated by the Sultans mother. 19

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, vase, album, etc
Catalogue illustration, embroidered cover, vase, album, casket, rifle. 21. Ancient embroidered cover in red and gold, donated by the Sultan. 22

Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, mirror, etc
Catalogue illustration, embroidered cloth, mirror, bouquet, bronze ornaments, sword. 26. Ancient embroidered satin cloth in red and silver, donated by the Sultan. 27

Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornaments, tea set, etc
Catalogue illustration, Sevres ornaments, plate, tea and coffee sets, Chinese vase. 32

Catalogue illustration, carpet, embroidery, vase, etc
Catalogue illustration, carpet, embroidery, vase, chandelier, mirror. 38

Catalogue illustration, vase, writing desk, ornament, plate. 43. Tall vase in turquoise and white, decorated with gold, made in the Imperial Porcelain Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 44

Catalogue illustration, items in presentation boxes, etc
Catalogue illustration, items in presentation boxes, inkstand. 47. Ancient box in enamelled gold, donated by Mahmoud Efendi. 48

Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, statue, etc
Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, statue, pedestal, candlestick. 55. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 56

Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume. 65. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 66

Catalogue illustration, carpets, vases, desk. 69. Silk carpet made in Angora, donated by the Sultan. 70. Enamelled vase, made in the Imperial Porcelain Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 71

Interior of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, Baghdad, Iraq
The interior (entrance) of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilanis tomb, in his madrasa in Babul-Sheikh, Rusafa on the east bank of the Tigris in Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1930s

Battle of Tours or Battle of Poitiers. Octuber 732. Miniature of Great Chronicle of France. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Abdul Hamid, WW1
Cartoon, The Expert, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II on horseback with massacred civilians at his feet and a sword dripping with blood

Sultan Abdulhamid II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Abdulhamid II (1842-1918) - 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last to exert effective control over the Empire as a whole entity. Date: circa 1916

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Constitution
The Sultan travelling to the Friday Prayers after the Proclamation of the Constitution in Constantinople, 1908

The Sons of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey
The Sons of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918). The Sultan oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey
Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909

Visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II to Turkey
The visit of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Viktoria to Constantinople. Pictured here with Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918)

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Harold Macmillan, Duncan Sandys and Lee
Photograph showing (left to right): Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya; Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain; Duncan Sandys

Abdul Hamid Ii / Rire 1908
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909): satirical view of a warmonger and incompetent ruler

Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
ABDUL AZIZ IBN SAUD SAUDI ARABIAN ROYALTY Photo taken in the 1930s of the self-proclaimed Sultan of Saudi Arabia, who united many kingdoms under his name

Italy warned by Menelik of dealing with the Ottoman Sultan
The Italians in Libya - Italo-Turkish War

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909). Son of Abdu?lmecit I, succeeded his brother Murat V, deposed by Midhat Pasha. He promulgated a constitution (1876)

Abdul Kerim Pasha
ABDUL KERIM PASHA Turkish military, notably during the war of 1876 Date: 1811 - 1883

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra(1903-1990), Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961

Bronze Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria
Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria

Sultan Abdulaziz - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Abdlaziz (1830-1876) - 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning between 1861 and 1876. Date: circa 1875

Sultan Abdulmecid I - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Sultan Abdulmecid I (1823-1861) - the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1860

Sultan Abdulhamid I - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Abdulhamid I, Abdul Hamid I or Abd Al-Hamid I ( Servant of God ) (1725-1789) - the 27th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Date: circa 1785

Hamidiye Fountain, Thessaloniki, Greece

Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco
Abdelaziz of Morocco (1878 - 1943so known as Mulai Abd al-Aziz IV, served as the Sultan of Morocco from 1894 (at the age of sixteen) until he was deposed in 1908

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Turkish Propaganda
Turkish propaganda card. Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842 - 1918) oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909

Enver Pasha - watercolour cartoon card
I believe it is now my turn!. An original watercolour depicting Enver Pasha (1881-1922), pro-German, pan-Turkist revolutionary

Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey - Parliament
Opening of the Turkish Parliament - the Sultan arrives in his box and delivers the Royal Speech(back centre)

President Abdul Mohammed Arif of Iraq
President Abdul Mohammed Arif (wearing suit) arrives for his first press conference after becoming president of Iraq, following a coup

The Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
The Dolmabahce Palace, Constantinople. Commisioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - Close-up angled view. Commissioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). Colored engraving
Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918). 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Colored engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876

ABDUL AZIZ (1830-1876). Sultan of Turkey. Deposed and murdered and 1876. Engraving

View down Rue Ramy toward Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus
View down Rue Ramy toward the Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria

Lieutenant Syed Abdul Alajeed during World War I
Indian sportsman, Syed Abdul Alajeed, who held a commission on the Egyptian Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria

Izmir, Turkey - Tower - Jubilee of Sultan Abdulhamid II
Izmir, Turkey - Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee (25th Anniversary of the reign) of Sultan Abdulhamid II. Date: circa 1902

Istanbul, Turkey - Ortakoy
Ortakoy Mosque (Ortakoy Camii), officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1930s

Damascus, Syria - Marjeh - Palace of Justice - Mecca Column
Damascus, Syria - Palace of Justice - Marjeh Square and column

Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee of Sultan Abdulhamid
Tower built to commemorate the Jubilee (25th Anniversary of the reign) of Sultan Abdulhamid II Date: circa 1901

Ortakoy Mosque (Ortakoy Camii) - Istanbul, Turkey
Ortakoy Mosque (Ortakoy Camii), officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1936

Istanbul, Turkey - Ortakoy Mosque
Ortakoy Mosque (Ortakoy Camii), officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1927

The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Ortakoy Mosque
Ortakoy Mosque (Ortakoy Camii), officially the Buyuk Mecidiye Camii (Grand Imperial Mosque of Sultan Abdulmecid) in Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1910

Judar and His Brother. From Playhour (1957)

Our Abdul the damned. Illustration shows Joseph G

Ottoman Naval ship the Abdul Medgid Date: circa 1910s

The Restoration of the Constitution
A patriotic postcard celebrating the Constitution of July 1908

Sultan Abdulhamid II (1842 - 1918), Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful. Date: circa 1910

Assembly of Muslims prior to flight to Kabul - Khilafat Move
Picture from the height of the Khilafat Movement against British rule - Peshawar, Pakistan

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