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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add Or 1347-1396 Subject Military

1. Add Or 1363

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Add Or 1363
Title:
Soldiers from Mandi and Bihawi
Scope & Content:
Soldiers from Mandi and Bihawi (?). Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Mandhi. Bihawi’; in English: ‘Mundee Soldiers.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1382

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Add Or 1382
Title:
Cavalryman mounted on a white horse and carrying a lance with pennant
Scope & Content:
Cavalryman mounted on a white horse and carrying a lance with pennant. Inscribed in Persian characters:’ Sawar i sher rajiman’ (Trooper of the lion regiment); in English: ‘General Allard’s Cavalry, Punjaub. 1838.’ Note: General Allard was a French adventurer who trained Ranjit Singh’s cavalry ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1383

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Add Or 1383
Title:
Unfinished pencil sketch of cavalryman with lance.
Scope & Content:
Unfinished pencil sketch of cavalryman with lance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 1384

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Add Or 1384
Title:
Cavalryman with lance and saddle-cloth ornamented with a lion
Scope & Content:
Cavalryman with lance and saddle-cloth ornamented with a lion. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Sawar i siyah’ (black trooper). Note: The inscription suggests that this may be an Abyssinian mercenary, but Ranjit Singh is not known to have employed these.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 1385

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Add Or 1385
Title:
Body-guard of Ranjit Singh; two cavalrymen
Scope & Content:
Body-guard of Ranjit Singh: two horsemen on richly caparisoned mounts. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Sawardan i khass’; in English: ‘Lahore Life Guards 1838.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 1394

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1394
Title:
Kabuli horseman in chain mail
Scope & Content:
Kabuli horseman in chain mail holding a lance (Afghanistan). Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Zirah-posh i Kabul’; in English: ‘Caubool cavalry’ in ‘chain armour.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

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