History of Pashtuns

This blog by Barmazid features articles on the history of the Pashtun people as well as images of historical importance related to Pakhtunkhwa and its people

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Showing posts with label 1897. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1897. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 January 2023

Pashtun tribesmen waving their banners, beating drums and playing on flute as they launch their attack on British positions, 1897

Pashtun tribesmen waving their banners, beating drums and playing on flute as they launch their attack on British positions, 1897. Draw...

Monday, 19 September 2022

Sadda village, Kurram valley, 1897

Sadda village, Kurram valley, 1897. From The Illustrated London News, September 18, 1897. Recommended Books ...

Saturday, 25 July 2020

"Kippat Khan, Mahomed Khel Waziri", 1897

"Kippat Khan, Mahomed Khel Waziri", 1897. Watercolour painting by Robert Gosset Woodthorpe. Source Kippat Khan Bora Khel wa...

Friday, 26 July 2019

Tirah

Mosque of the Mullah Said Akbar Akakhel (also known as Dadar Mullah) at Bagh, Tirah, blown up by General Hart. From 'The Graphic...

Thursday, 21 March 2019

A group of Wazir prisoners, North West Frontier, 1897

A group of Wazir prisoners, North West Frontier, 1897. From "Battles of the Nineteenth Century" by Archibald Forbes.

Monday, 30 June 2014

The Battle of Saragarhi (1897): Separating Fact from Colonial Fiction and Sikh Exaggerations

In 1897, there was a major uprising of Pashtuns against the British occupiers. One key event took place at an outpost called Sa...

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