Ruler Collection (page 17)

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - British headquarters at Amoaful
The British headquarters, with British officers and native soldiers, at the Battle of Amoaful. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Advancing on Kumasi
The British and native soldiers advancing on Kumasi (Coomassie). The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - paying woman porters
Here women porters or carriers from the Fante tribe (under British protection) are being paid at Cape Coast Castle. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Dinner at Cape Coast Castle
Officers having returned from the bush enjoy a civilised meal at Cape Coast Castle during the expedition to defeat the Ashanti

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - making a road to Kumasi
British overseer giving instructions to tribesmen who are cutting down trees and making a road to the Ashanti capital, Kumasi

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Sharpening cutlasses at Prahsu
The British contingent at camp in Prahsu making preparations for war, sharpening cutlasses. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native soldiers recreation
Native soldiers playing at warry during a lull in hostilities. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British

Female fashions at Cape Coast Castle - The 2nd Ashanti War
Native female fashions at Cape Coast Castle, garrison and headquarters of the British colonialists till 1877. This sketch was made during the second Ashanti War

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Lord Gifford and scouts on the A
Lord Gifford and advance scouts on the Adansi hills being warned by an Ashanti priest not to go forward. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The Black Watch in action
The Black Watch fighting in the forest of Ashanti, from the picture by Louis Desanges. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Correspondents Quarters at Prah
Newspaper correspondents quarters in the camp at Prahsu. The man seated is the Times correspondent. Of the three men standing together represent, from left to right, the New York Herald

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Conference with native king
A conference between the British and a native king. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene), and the British

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Setting fire to a village
Lord Giffords scouts setting fire to a village and destroying houses during their advance on the Ashanti. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - British forces arrive home
Arrival of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Portsmouth from the Ashanti expedition. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Special Artist and native chief
The Illustrated London News Special Artist drinking to the Queens health with the Abrakrampa Native Chief. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wires
Fixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold

Ada-Kaleh - Bego Mustaffa
Bego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater

Emin Pascha (Dr Eduard Schnitzer) (1840 - 1892). A world famous Jewish Doctor, Explorer and ruler. Murdered by the Arabs in the Manyema Country, Africa (1892). Born in Oppein

Sultan Hussein I, Ruler of Egypt

French Negotiation
Louis XI, king of France, intervenes between the people of Flanders and their ruler, since 1477 the Austrian emperor, hoping to restore order to the province

Leopold I in Brussels
Leopold, Victorias uncle and a naturalised Briton, is chosen king of the Belgians : he enters Brussels to great applause and proves a wise and popular ruler

Willem Van Holland 2
Willem van Holland, a German ruler also count of Holland, plans to build a cathedral in Den Haag

Willem Van Holland
Willem van Holland, a German ruler also count of Holland, is inscribed as a freeman of the city of Utrecht

Agesilaus & Persian
Agesilaus II, ruler of Sparta, meets with the Persian ambassador Pharnabazos

Demetrius Poliorcetes, ruler of Macedonia, defeats Ptolemy in a naval battle off Salamis

Francesco II Di Gonzaga
FRANCESCO II marchese di Mantova Italian ruler, husband of Isabella d Este

Submission of Ghent
When the nobles of Ghent are too proud to submit to Philippe le Hardi, their ruler thanks to marriage with Margaret of Flanders, their wives perform the act of submission instead

Francesco De Medici
FRANCESCO DE MEDICI Ruler of Florence, grand duke of Tuscany

Pyramid of Maidum / Egypt
Originally a seven-stepped pyramid, the Maidum (Maidoum) (Medum) pyramid is thought to have been started by Huni, the last ruler of the 3rd Dynasty, completed by his son Sneferu

Hyder Ali (Haidar)
HYDER ALI Indian ruler and soldier. Helped form first corps of sepoys with European aid

Akhenaton / Egypt / Anon Eng
AKHENATON also known as AMENHOTEP IV or AMENOPHIS IV Egyptian ruler: portrait statue and relief

Mozaffar Od-Din Shah Ira
MOZAFFAR OD-DIN SHAH Shah of Iran (1896-1907), an unpopular and incompetent ruler

Henryk De Valois
HENRYK DE VALOIS Henri III of France, briefly ruler of Poland as well

Wladyslaw II of Poland
WLADYSLAW II First ruler of the Jagiello dynasty, duke of Lithuania, destroyed the Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg 1410, established Poland as a power

Tutankhamuns Throne
The gold back rest of the throne of Pharoah TUTANKHAMUN ruler of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt 1361 - 1352 BC (Egyptian Museum, Cairo)

Szalbolcs - King Hungary
SZALBOLCS Nephew of Arpad - the second Great Leader of the Magyars

Italy Triumphant
Vittorio Emanuele II triumphs as ruler of united Italy

Amir Abdur Rahman Khan
ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN After defeat of British at Maiwand, established as stable ruler of the many tribal factions in Afghanistan

Khayr-Ad Din
KHAYR AD-DIN known as BARBAROSSA Algerian ruler, regarded by Europeans as a pirate

Compass on a Map
A compass with a scale ruler, used as an aid to map reading

Jesuits in the Congo
The ruler of the Congo, angered when the Jesuit missionaries try to make him renounce his latest wife, expels them from his country

Events / Italy / Theodoric
Theodoric, Visigoth Ruler of Italy, is alarmed by a fish which reminds him of Symmachus whom he had murdered

Wilhelm II 1907
WILHELM II German ruler between June 1888 and November 1918

Wilhelm Ii / Amand 1890
WILHELM II German ruler between June 1888 and November 1918 Satire as he brandishes a sword while on a wooden horse on wheels

A theodolite, used for surveying

Jephthah and Daughter
Jephthah, ruler of Gilead, vows that if he wins a battle he will sacrifice the first living thing he meets on his return : his daughter comes out to greet him

Daniel in Den (Dore)
Daniel, a court official of Darius, ruler of Babylon, refuses to abandon his Jewish faith, so is thrown into the lions den, but they respect him too much to eat him

Philippe IV
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

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