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Mss Eur E250(158)
- Record Id:
- 040-003244502
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002279929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026879933.0x001640
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E250(158)
- Title:
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Siyin Chins, December 1929. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Portrait Photography
Formal group portrait of Siyin Chin soldiers in the Chin Hills Battalion: 'In 1909 the Govt. sanctioned as an experimental measure the enlistment of 57 Siyin Chins. The success that has resulted in [ie from] this experiement is now well-known. The Siyin has justified the reliance and trust placed in him and has proved himself a really good soldier. Keen on his work, amenable to discipline and a plucky fighter. He proved his worth during the Haka Rebellion and in successive years during the Naga Hills (U.C.) Expedition. A Siyin Chin now has he unique honour of being Subadar Major of the Battalion...' (p. 158).
[Gelatin silver print, 200x148mm].
Subjects = Chin Hills Battalion; Chins (ehtnic group); ethnic groups; uniforms
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002279929
040-003244502 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur E250 : `History of the Chin Hills Battalion Military Police': manuscript official record of services maintained by the Battalion from…
Mss Eur E250(158) : Siyin Chins, December 1929. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-002279929[0991]/040-003244502
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E250
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1929
- End Date:
- 1929
- Date Range:
- Dec 1929
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Places:
- Falam, Chin, Myanmar, Asia, Burma, South-east Asia