Pre-1900 Indian military photographs..

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Military History of India: Princely States' contribution to the Indian Army

 

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Photo 1917

Amb (princely state) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tenure Rulers of Amb (Tanawal)[16]
unknown date - 1803 (Mir) Haibat Khan
1803–1809 (Mir) Hashim Ali Khan (son of Mir Haibat Khan and brother to Mir Nawab Khan, following)
1809–1818 (Mir) Nawab Khan
1818–1844 (Mir) Painda Khan
1844–1868 (Nawab) Jahandad Khan
1868–1907 (Nawab) Muhammad Akram Khan
1907 - 26 February 1936 (Nawab) Khanizaman Khan
26 February 1936 - 1971 (Nawab) [[Muhammad Farid Khan Brother{Nawab}Muhammad Ali Asgar khan}Of Sheargrah tanowl
1971–1973 (Nawab) Muhammad Saeed Khan (Amb state formally incorporated into Pakistan in 1972)
1973 (Nawabzada) Salahuddin Saeed Khan, (titular head of the Tanoli tribe and elder son of the last Nawab), remained a Member to the National Assembly of Pakistan from the former Tanawal/Amb state area.

 

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Bahawalpur State Forces
Bahawalpur is a Musalman state lying to the south-west of the Punjab with an area of 15,000 square miles and a population of about one million. The Nawab of Bahawalpur maintains as Indian States Forces one troop of Bodyguard Lancers and one-and-a-half battalions of Infantry. The Major shown in Full Dress in our picture belongs to the 1st Bahawalpur Infantry (Sadiq Battalion). The Bahawalpur troops have more than once been loaned for Imperial purposes, and in the Great War the Sadiq Battalion served in Egypt, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as on the North-West Frontier of India. The Sadiq Oarh Palace is shown in the background.

Princely States Report > Archived Features > Military Uniforms of the British Indian Army

 

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[W.G.Ewald]

Great pictures, any chance of more pictures of Princely State troops?

Check out this site. Many pictures.

THEN AND NOW: THE NAIR SOLDIERS OF TRAVANCORE AND THEIR FINAL INTEGRATION INTO MADRAS REGIMENT

 

[lemontree]

Soldiers from my regiment.
Then know as 34th Sikh Pioneers. The picture is during the siege of Delhi in 1857.

 

[lemontree]

Great thread Kunal.

Do post some old pictures from your regiment, being one of the oldest regiment in the sub-continent you would have some real gems to share.

 

[Ray]

Kunal,

Dash good set of pictures.


What are the links?

I would like to send it to my unit so that all can realise how the evolution took place and take pride of our ancestors and their contribution to warfare.

 

[anoop_mig25]

nice pics thanks kunal sir

 

[Kunal Biswas]

What are the links?

I would like to send it to my unit so that all can realise how the evolution took place and take pride of our ancestors and their contribution to warfare.

Sir, the place from where i got this photos is no longer available though the person who posted this photo, I have send him a PM..

 

[BangersAndMash]

Kuki-Khels Native Regiments - Peshawar 1880's

British and Native Indian Soldiers - 1890's

 

[BangersAndMash]

The Elephant Battery in Peshawar = 1880's

RawalPindi Camp 2nd Cheshire Regiment 1884

The Kohala Bridge across the Jhelum River - Entrance to Kashmir 1880's

The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir - Late 19th Century

 

[BangersAndMash]

((OT, sorry couldn't resist posting))

Golden Temple of Harmandir Sahib Sikh Gurdwara in Amritsat Punjab - 1880's

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Photograph showing soldiers of the 2nd Bombay Grenadiers of the Indian Army in Hampton Court Camp on the occasion of the Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902, by Sir Benjamin Stone

Army Elephants of India - 1901

British Army Carabiniers, Sailkot - 1882

Shadi Bagiar, Entrance to Khyber Pass - 1878

 

[BangersAndMash]

Sindh Police - 1857

Elephant pulling a gun - 1858

Native Officers of Ambala - 1850's

HMS Shannon at Calcutta - 1858 to 1861

Calcutta - 1865

If you would like to see old Indian Photos of forts, palaces, maharajahs, cities, Kashmir, states, people, soldiers, etc, etc from 1850's onwards, click on the following link...Old Indian Photos

 

[BangersAndMash]

Bengal Sepoy - 1857

Hindu Rajput Warriors - 1857

Sikh Sappers - 1858

British 15th Punjab Infantry regiment - 1858

Colonel Alexander Gardner, Commander of the Maharajah's troops in Kashmir, India, circa 1864

The Viceroy of India, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822–1872), receives Sher Ali Khan (1825–1879), Amir of Afghanistan, at Ambala, India, 27th March 1869

LINK: India In The 19th Century. Part I

 

[SADAKHUSH]

Kunal, as always great work by you. You educate us with visuals. I always learn something new about our history and educate my son as well. Thank you.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Soldiers from my regiment.
Then know as 34th Sikh Pioneers. The picture is during the siege of Delhi in 1857.

Sir, what was the role of Pioneers versus that of Sappers in that time period?

 

[Shaitan]

Indian lancers

Indian Soldiers Boxer Rebellion

 

[Shaitan]

Sikh troops go to war in China, an engraving from 1864

"Officers of the 9th Bengal Cavalry, 1864"

Officers of the 21st Punjab Infantry Regiment, an albumen print, 1866

British and Indian officers of the 6th Prince of Wales Bengal Lancers in Cairo, 1885