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1. IOR/L/PS/10/821/12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/821/12
Title:
File 2023/1919 Pt 12 ‘MESOPOTAMIA: Proceedings of SAMARRA Divisional Council’
Scope & Content:
This item comprises papers relating to the establishment of the Divisional Council at Samarra, in Mesopotamia [Iraq] under the British colonial administration. Papers comprise an India Office Political Department memorandum and enclosure in print and typescript, notably covering: Relative expense...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1920-26 Jul 1920
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/10/1127/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/1127/1
Title:
File 3665/1924 Pt 7 ‘Arabia: - Nejd-Hedjaz Situation. Fall of Medina; Surrender of Jeddah. Abdication of King Ali; desecration of shrines by the Wahabis.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers relating to events during the invasion of Hedjaz [Hejaz] by Wahabi [Wahhabi] forces under the Sultan of Najd, Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The papers cover: the fall of Medina; the surrender of Jeddah; the flight from Jeddah and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1925-2 Jan 1929
Extent:

1 item (347 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 143

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 143
Title:
‘Remains of a bye-gone era; at the shrine of the 44 recluses-ruins of Zāhidān.’
Scope & Content:
A photograph of several fragments of inscribed tablets, photographed at the ruins of ‘the shrine of the 44 recluses of Zāhidān [north of present-day Zehak]’. It is also referred to as a ziarat dedicated to ‘the 44 Pirs of Zāhidān’. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Cal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 photograph

4. IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C104/1, f 162
Title:
‘Ancient shrine of Amrān, S. of chakānsur. Curious octagonal shaft of minaret in ruins.’
Scope & Content:
A view of the ancient shrine of Amran, south of Chakansur [Nimroz], including the ruins of an octagonal minaret. Figures can be seen sitting on the floor. ‘Engraved and printed at the Offices of the Survey of India, Calcutta [Kolkata] 1910.’ is printed underneath. The photograph was taken duri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
1 photograph

5. Photo 1424/1(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(70)
Title:
Sacred river used for bathing [The Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking north and upstream from the stone footbridge connecting the ghat to the Pandra Shivalaya shrines. On the right of the image are the river steps in front of the unseen Pandra Shivalaya. On the left, the large building at the end of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 1424/1(79)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(79)
Title:
The Sundhara [Sundhara Spout (Golden Spout), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing three of the five stone spouts and their shrines. The shrine behind the main spout, in the centre, is dedicated to Garuda while a carving of Bhagiratha is underneath the spout. A sattal (resting house) is seen behind the hiti. The sattal has been extensively renovated or replaced. Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 1424/1(91)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(91)
Title:
[A view showing a substantial footbridge with rest houses, temples or shrines, and ghats at either end in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view showing a substantial footbridge with rest houses, temples or shrines, and ghats at either end in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. This photograph has not been identified. The span, supported by eight wooden piers, is short compared to the span required to connect Thapathali to Lalitpur.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 1424/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/2(5)
Title:
View, Nepal [Unidentified view of ghats, patis, temples and a plank bridge on a river. Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of ghats, patis, temples and a plank bridge on a river. Kathmandu Valley.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 1424/3(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(3)
Title:
[Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/1(33) (glass plate negative).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 1424/3(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(6)
Title:
[A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre-right of the photograph. The temple is named for Pashupati, an incarnation of Shiva and gives it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item