Images

Derawar Fort, Punjab, Pakistan. The fort was first built in the 9th century and used by successive rulers including the nawabs of Bahawalpur, one of the Indian princely states.

A colourised 1911 photograph of Maharaja Bhupendra Singh of Patiala (r. 1900-1938), one of the Indian princely states.

The Lake Palace of Udaipur, India. Built in the mid-18th century as a summer palace of the Mewar dynasty which ruled Udaipur, one of the Indian princely states.

A photograph showing the royal platform and parading troops during the Delhi Durbar of December 1911. The durbar was held as an opportunity for rulers of Indian princely states to pay homage to the British Crown, in this case, represented...

Destruction of the French Fleet at Toulon 18th December 1793, painting by Thomas Whitcombe, 1816. Following the French victory in the Siege of Toulon, the British evacuated the city, but not before destroying the captured ships of the French...

Engraving depicting the mass executions of Federalist rebels by cannon at point blank range, following the Siege of Lyon, August-October 1793. Engraving by Auguste Raffet, 1834.

Qutb Minar, Delhi, India.

Muqarnas at Chehel Sotoun Palace, Isfahan, Iran.

Decorative muqarnas vaulting in the iwan entrance to the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran.

A pavilion in the restored Courtyard of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain.