Ruins of Residency, Manipur [Imphal]. Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Architectural Photography Ruins of the Residency destroyed during the rebellion of 1891. Subjects = British colonial architecture; European architecture in India; residencies
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the raja standing with officials. None of the men are identified though in 1890 Kula Chandra Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja after the abdication of his elder brother, Sur Chandra Singh. In 1891, after the murder of British officials, Kula Chandra Singh...