Thursday 16 September 2021

Sar-tor faqir (سر تور فقير) stirring up the Pashtun tribesmen of Swat valley against the British, 1897




"Mad Mullah" haranguing Pashtun tribesmen in the Swat valley, 1897. 

"His standard bears the same insignia as did of Umra Khan in the Chitral campaign, namely a blood-red hand upon a green field". 

 From "London Illustrated News", 18th September 1897. 

 Artist : Sydney Prior Hall

Source: https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Sydney-Prior-Hall/160794/The-Indian-Frontier-Troubles-.html

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