Pictures of Mughal & other Indian Soldiers of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries

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17th Century:
Contemporary illustrations of Moghuls of the reigns of Jahangir, Shah Jahan & Aurangzeb/Awrangzeb/Awrangzib and of 17th Century Marathas:
Prince Salim (Jahangir) at Allahabad
Prince Salim with a courtier and attendants in a tent
A Lion Hunt
The Abduction of a Princess
Nobleman Riding on Elephant, early 17thC
Battle Scene from an early 17th century Shahnama
Salim Kills Rhinoceros and a Lion, c. 1600-04
Prince Salim at a Hunt, c. 1600-04
Celebrations at the accession of Jahangir, 1605, Jahangir-nama
Emperor Jahangir receiving his two sons, c1605-06
Camp Being Prepared in the Hills, during Jahangir's Reign, 1605â€"27
Encampment in the Hills: Jahangir with Falcon, 1605â€"27
Jahangir and wounded lioness
Jahangir weighs Prince Khurram, Jahangir-nama
Elephant and trainer, 1610-20
Durbar scene of Jahangir, c1619
Jahangir Darbar, Jahangir-nama, c1620
The Great Mughal Jahangir’s Darbar, c. 1620
Jahangir Receives a Prisoner, Jahangir-nama, c1620
Meeting of Warriors, from a 1620-1625 Shahnama
Jahangir with portrait of Akbar
Pictures from The Patna's Drawings Album
A 17th Century Mughal Cavalryman from the Patna's Drawings Album
Sadullah Khan giving audience
Shah Jahan Riding Stallion, from The Kevorkian Album
Moghul Lion Hunt
Shah Jahan and son Dara
Marriage Procession in a Bazaar, Mandi, 1645
Standing figure of an officer, c1628-1658 â€" from the Small Clive Album
Battle Scene, Large Clive Album
Mounted Hunter, Large Clive Album
Dara Shikuh with his army
Battle of Samugarah, 1658
Aurangzeb
Equestrian Portrait of Aurangzeb
Portrait of an officer, mid to late 17th century â€" from the Small Clive Album
Aurangzeb giving audience
The Emperor Aurangzeb Carried on a Palanquin
Commander In The Deccan, 1670
Sivaji
Sivaji and Army
Portrait of Sivaji

Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan with their Ministers, painted 1630-31
Illustrations of Soldiers from the Padshahnama of Shah Jahan, 1636:
. Jahangir receives Prince Khurram on his return from the Deccan (10 October 1617)
. Spectators watch Jahangir receive Prince Khurram on his return from the Deccan (10 October 1617)
. Spectators watch Shah Jahan receive his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies (8 March 1628)
. Shah Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies (8 March 1628)
. The Wedding Procession of Shah Jahan's Eldest Son, Dara Shikoh â€" left panel
. The Wedding Procession of Shah Jahan's Eldest Son, Dara Shikoh â€" right panel
. Shah-Jahan hunting lions at Burhanpur (July 1630)
. A'zam Khan captures Fort Dharur (January 1631)
. The death of Khan Jahan Lodi (3 February 1631)
. The siege of Qandahar (May 1631)
. The siege of Daulatabad (April-June 1633)
. The capture of Orchha by imperial forces (October 1635)
. Khan Dawran receiving the heads of Jujhar Singh and his son Bikramajit (January 1636)
. The surrender of the Fort at Udgir to Khan Dawran (October 1636)
. The Surrender of Kandahar (1638)
. Shah Jahan Receives Persian Ambassadors
. Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight
. Prince Awrangzeb facing a maddened elephant named Sudhakar (7 June 1633)

18th Century:
A procession scene, with an official seated on an elephant, 17th/18th century
Ram Singh I of Kota hunting rhinoceros from an elephant, circa 1700, Rajasthan
Maharana Amar Singh and followers, 1707-10, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy, 1700â€"1710
The reception of Jan Joshua Ketelaer, 1712
Murshid Quli Khan holding Durbar by the Bhagirathi River, c1720
Celebrations of Krishna's birth, circa 1700â€"1725, Mankot, Jammu
Nadir Shah Invades India by Kodoom
Mughal Equestrian, Rajasthan, 18th Century.
Third Battle of Panipat, 1761.
Capture of Daulatabad Fort in 1633, from Lahori’s Padshahnama, circa 1800.
An official of the British East India Company riding on an elephant.
Armies Of The Wars In India, 1740 - 1816, by Paul D. Stevenson

19th Century:
Four Tribal Warriors, Delhi Area, ca. 1815â€"1816
Kala with Sabre Drawn and Kala in Skinner's Horse Uniform, Delhi Area, ca. 1815â€"1816
Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala, c.1817.  (Jat Sikhs)
Begum Samru's Household, 1820.
Tiger hunting, 1821.
Thakur Dawlat Singh Among Courtiers, 1825
Raja Dhian Singh Hawking, 1830s
Raja Dhian Singh on Horseback, 1838
Procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the Eid, 1843.
Procession of Raja Ram Singh II of Kota, c.1850.
Mahomed Suraj-oo-Deen Shah Gazee, 1857, last Moghul Emperor.
A Mogul Trooper, 1858.
Camel Guns And Standard, 1887.

South Indian and Ceylonese Ethnic costume


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