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The Maharajah of PatialaBhupinder Singh (1891 - 1938) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance
Jehangir Mahal Temple, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaThe Jehangir Mahal Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was built by Raja Bir Singh Ju Deo in the 17th century to commemorate the visit of Emperor Jehangir. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
The Sikh Bomber.Statuette on plinth with four silver plaques, with inscriptions.Silver by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, hallmarked London, 1951-1952.The standing figure of Mohan Singh
Lord Canning and the Maharajah Rumbeer Singh of CashmereLord Cannings return visit to the Maharajah of Cashmere. Interview at Sealkote on 9th March 1860 between the Maharajah Rumbeer Singh (Ranbir Singh) and his Excellency Lord Canning. Date: 1860
Scenes in India during the First World WarIn the top photograph British Territorials rest during manoeuvres in a hilly district. The lower picture was taken at a public reception to Major-General Sardar Puran Singh Bahadur
Indian patriotism during World War IIndian soldiers who came forward to serve the Empire in its hour of need are recognised in this full-page article in The Illustrated London News. Included are Shiva D. L. Agarwala, Mr G.V
India on active service during World War IVarious Indian groups and individuals all fighting with the British army during World War I. Date: 1914
The Maharajah & Maharanee of KapurthalaH.H. The Maharani of Kapurthala, formerly Anita Delgardo (Delgado), the famous Spanish dancer who married Maharajah Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala in 1908
Indian Maharajahs offering support to Britain in First WorldOn the left, Lieutenant-General MAHARAJA SRI SIR PRATAP SINGH SAHIB BAHADUR OF IDAR (1845 - 1922). A career British Indian Army soldier
George V, General Haig and three Indian allies, WW1Portraits of King George V, General Sir Douglas Haig and three Indian allies during the First World War -- Maharajah Sir Pertab Singh, the Maharajah of Patiala, and the Maharajah of Bikanir
Jaipur, Rajastan, India - The Maharajahs College. Established in 1844 by Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II along with Pandit Shiv Deen, who also became its first principal. Date: circa 1910s
Native Indian Hunter (Rajpoot Shikaree) - Govind Singh. Date: circa 1910
Jaipur, India - The Maharajahs CollegeJaipur, Rajastan, India - The Maharajahs College. Established in 1844 by Maharaja of Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II along with Pandit Shiv Deen, who also became its first principal. Date: circa 1910s
Ahmedabad - Entrance to Huthi Singhs TombAhmedabad, Gujarat, India - Entrance to Hathee Singhs Jain Temple. Date: circa 1904
Haig introducing Sir Pertab Singh to General JoffreField Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) introducing Lieutenant-General Maharaja Sri Pratap Singh Sahib Bahadur of Idar (1845-1922) to Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre (1852-1931)
Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History MuseThis white tiger was shot in the Rewa jungle in early 1925 by the Maharajah Gulab Singh. The Maharajah presented this animal to George V, who in turn loaned the specimen to the Museum in February 1926
INDIA. RAJASTHAN. Jaipur. Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds, built in 1799 by order of the Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh II. Hindu art. Architecture
Wedding presents for Princess Helena and Prince ChristianWedding presents given to Princess Helena, third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein. Above is a centrepiece presented to Prince Christian by the Queen; below left
Sirdar Nihal SinghIndian tennis player Sirdar Nihal Singh who played in the 1909 Wimbledon lawn tennis championship
Reception for colonial coronation visitorsLord and Lady Warwicks reception to Indian and colonial coronation visitors at Warwick Castle. A large and distinguished company travelled down to Warwick Castle by special train from Paddington;
Coronation Durbar, Delhi, IndiaPrince Ranjit Singhi in his Silver Carriage during the Coronation Durbar at Delhi, India
Delhi Observatory - Janter Manter. Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur in 1710
Maharaja of Bikaner / StampMaharaja SIR GANGA SINGH (1880 - 1943) Reformist ruler of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, India, and the only non Anglo member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I
Benares - Banks of the Ganges, IndiaBathing on the banks of the River Ganges at Benares. This card also shows the Raja Jai Singh Observatory. The massive structure was one of a number of astronomical observatories built by Maharaja
India, Jaipur - the Hawa MahalHawa Mahal, a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god
Rhinoceros found in Rundheer Singhs Camp, Bengal, 1852Engraved showing a chained Rhinoceros, found by British forces when they captured the camp of Rundheer Singh, a famous robber chief of Bengal, India, 1852
Duleep Singh GhostIndian prince Duleep Singh is in Berlin when he sees his father looking at him out of a picture; next day he learns that he has just died
Cheyte Singh & HastingsCheyte Singh, Rajah of Benares, flatters Warren Hastings
Dhuleep SinghDHULEEP SINGH as a boy Briefly the Sikh Maharaja of Lahore; after annexation by the British, he became a Christian and lived in England