Malik-i-maidan, or Monarch of the Plain, 15 ft long, 5 ft diameter & bore 2'-6". Gun has a Persian inscription on it 'that Aurungzebe captured the malik-i-maidan in the 1097th year of the Hegira' [Bijapur]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
View of the great gun at Bijapur. Subjects = arms and armour; cannons
House at Oosor [Hosur], Salem District, built by Mr Brett M.C.S. & inhabited by Sub-Collector of Salem. Photographer: Dixon, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view from the driveway: 'The divisional officer's bungalow, locally called the Castle, was built at great cost by a former collector, Mr Brett (1859-62), when Hosur was the head-quarters of the District. It is in the style of an English mediaeval castle,...
Ibrahim Rozah Tomb, Tomb of Ibrahim Shah II, Mosque opposite 105ftx66ft, with a front of 5 arches. Built 1626 AD took 12 years building. Aurungzebe took up his quarters in it when besieging the place in 1686. [Bijapur.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view of the Ibrahim Rauza, the collection of buildings which includes the tombs of Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen, Taj Sultana and a mosque.
Asar-i-Sharaf. Fine verandah 33 ft x 120 ft, roof supported by four massive wooden pillars, fine reservoir in front 25 yds x 60 yds. [Bijapur]. Photographer: Unknown.
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View of the Asar Mahal, built as a hall of justice and later used to house two hairs from the Prophet's beard.
