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Raja Karam Singh

Tazkirat al-umara, written for Col. James Skinner. Historical notices of some princely families of Rajasthan and the Panjab, chiefly of those near to Hissar where Colonel Skinner was stationed. This book was compiled at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District and is now a part of the British Library.

Caption: Portrait of Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala (r.1813-1848).

ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਦੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਕਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ (r.1813-1848) ਦੀ ਤਸਵੀਰ।

ਕਰਨਲ ਸਕਿਨਰ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਤਜ਼ਕੀਰਤ ਅਲ-ਉਮਾਰਾ (‘ਬਾਇਓਗ੍ਰਾਫੀਜ਼ ਆਫ਼ ਦ ਨੋਬਲਜ਼ – ਰਿਆਸਤੀ ਜੀਵਨੀਆਂ’) ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ, ਹਰਿਆਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਰਜਵਾੜੇ ਅਤੇ ਰਿਆਸਤੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵੰਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਮੁਖੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਸਵੀਰਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਹੁਣ ਬ੍ਰਿਟਿਸ਼ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ।

Mewati / ਮੇਵਾਤੀ

Kitāb-i tashrīḥ al-aqvām (کتاب تشريح الاقوام) was published in 1825 by Colonel James Skinner. The book, illustrated by Ghulam Ali Khan and other artists from the Delhi area features 120 miniatures, including portraits that depict the origins and distinguishing marks of the different castes of India. This book was compiled at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar Districtis and is now a part of the British Library. Caption: Warrior (Mevati). Mevati, a Kshatriya group who lived in the region south-west of Delhi and...

Dumna / ਡੂਮਣਾ

Kitāb-i Tashrih al-aqvam (کتاب تشريح الاقوام) was published in 1825 by Colonel James Skinner. The book, illustrated by Ghulam Ali Khan and other artists from the Delhi area features 120 miniatures, including portraits that depict the origins and distinguishing marks of the different castes of India. This book was compiled at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District and is now a part of the British Library. Caption: A screen-maker, possibly of the Dumna caste. ਡੂਮ ਜਾਤੀ ਦਾ ਪਰਦਾ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਵਾਲਾ // ਡੂਮਣਾ, ਟੋਕਰੀਆਂ...

Jat / ਜੱਟ

Kitāb-i Tashrih al-aqvam (کتاب تشريح الاقوام) was published in 1825 by Colonel James Skinner. The book, illustrated by Ghulam Ali Khan and other artists from the Delhi area features 120 miniatures, including portraits that depict the origins and distinguishing marks of the different castes of India. This book was compiled at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District and is now a part of the British Library. Caption: ‘Jat’, a numerous tribe spread over much of north-west India. Once warriors, now mostly agriculturists....