Istanbul, Turkey – 1905 And Now

Baghdad then vs now.

Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Calip al-Mansur as Madinat al-Salam (city of peace) in 762 CE.

This was the name that later appeared in all official references to the city, ranging from inscriptions on coinage to writings on textiles that were woven in…

Hawf, Al-Mahra. Yemen

Boy sitting on rock ledge above refugee camp at Purana Qila in Delhi during the partition of India, 1947. Photograph by Margaret Bourke-White.

Arches of Mughal Monuments.

अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी के स्टूडेंट

Sardar Sumbhaji Rao Angre Of Colaba With Rani Rahiba Ramabai Ji Angre And Son Chandroji Rao Angre.

Falastin was an Arabic language Palestinian newspaper, founded in 1911 in Yaffa.

Islamic Institute students, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 1994 🇪🇬

Students leaving the Osmania University, Hyderabad- 1940s

Prince Jiwaji Rao Scindia of Gwalior - 1920s

A genealogical portrait of the Timurid (Mughal) emperors of India from Babur to Alamgir II with Timur, considered the founder of the dynasty, at the centre.

Top centre: Timur (r.1370-1405);
First left: Babur (1526-30);
First right: Humayun (1530-1556);
Second left: Akbar…

Afridi Pashtuns of Tirah captures a British military officer alive after a battle, 1898.

The Grave of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at Aurangabad Maharashtra.
Despite reigning for 50 long years he lived a simple life and also has asked for his grave to be kept simple. This Marble flooring is added by Nizam of Hyderabad because this area was later part of Hyderabad..

An imperial pilgrim's water flask from Ottoman Turkey, used to collect water from the Zamzam Well, bearing the Sultan's tughra

The First photo captured in Kerala in 1865 features Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal of Travancore and his wife Kalyanikutty Ammach.

In exchange for this historic Picture, he rewarded the photographer, 2001 gold coins, 500 quintals of black pepper, 100 quintals of cardamom and 100…

View of High Court, The Mall, Lahore, taken from the Anglican Cathedral Grounds, c. 1900.

HH Maharana Bhupal Singh of Mewar was first ruler in Rajputana to cede his kingdom to India. The Maharana was an expert hunter.

1939 के हिंदुस्तान का नक़्शा जिसमे दिखाया गया है किस राज्य में कौन सी भाषा थी। ज़्यादातर राज्यों की ऑफिशियल लैंग्वेज उर्दु थी यहां तक कि बनारस की भी।

Tomb of Khwaja Quṭb ul-Din Bakhtiyar Kaki in Mehrauli, Delhi - 1910