Indian Muslim Visuals 📸

A humble endeavour to depict the past and present of Indian Muslims through paintings, sketches, engravings, lithographs, audio, video, and more.

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Qaiser Bagh, the largest palace compound ever built in the recorded history of India, the Islamicate world, and Asia; ca. 1860 CE.

Depicted here are two sections of it:
— Qaiser Pasand and Chhattar Manzil.

📍Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh state, India.

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The Indian Muslim ambassador is recieved by King Louis XVI in the Palace of Versailles; 1788.

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Indian Muslim cavalrymen in Egypt, ca. 1915.

They served under the Nawabate of Hyderabad (1724-1948); a prominent Indian Muslim monarchy.

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Châteaux de Kothi Darsan Bilās
Bon-Hôtel & Kothi Dilkusha
in Qaiserbagh

📍France 📍Lucknow, India

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Did You Know?

The largest Palace compound in all of Muslim and Asian history and present is the legacy of Indian Muslim rule.

Qaiser Bagh, ca. 1860-80 (ruined state)

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@Rustum_0 *from the artillery corps of ...

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A Cannon from the army of Tipu Sultan, an 18th century Indian Muslim monarch.

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One of Tipu’s most brilliant feats was the 27-day campaign. Such display of martial genius against Europeans was never seen before (Hyder excepted) and will be never again after his death in the History of India.

At Bidnur & Cuddalore alone, 6,376 British EIC troops were slain.

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Prayers at the Pearl Mosque of Agra, ca. 1880

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A Hindustani (Gangetic) Indian Muslim
— circa. 1930

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Prayers at Aligarh Muslim University, India.

AMU was the globally leading educational centre in the Muslim world between 1880-1950.

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A Hindustani (Gangetic) Indian Muslim
— circa. 1930

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Qaiser Bagh palace compound is spread over an area of 813 acres, outranking even the Forbidden City (180 acres) and Lakshmi Vilas Palace compound (500 acres)

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Did You Know?

The largest Palace compound in all of Muslim and Asian history and present is the legacy of Indian Muslim rule.

Qaiser Bagh, ca. 1860-80 (ruined state)

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Two traditional attires of Indian Muslim women, developed in erstwhile Awadh (now Uttar Pradesh), in one frame.

Gharara and Kurti Payjama.

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@KokkiKumaru_da2 No! This is!

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Two traditional attires of Indian Muslim women, developed in erstwhile Awadh (now Uttar Pradesh), in one frame.

Gharara and Kurti Payjama.

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@faisal337_ Respectfully, it wasn’t commissioned as a mosque. It was purchased and later converted into a space for prayer.

I wrote: 'commissioned"

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UK's first Mosque was commissioned by Shah Jahan Begum, the Indian Muslim ruler of Bhopal state, in 1889.

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Scene at the court of Bhopal, an Indian Muslim principality, circa 1888 - headed by its Begum (lady monarch).

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Scene at the court of Bhopal, an Indian Muslim principality, circa 1888 - headed by its Begum (lady monarch).

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Daggers from Indian Muslim polities: Lucknow and Hyderabad, 18th century.

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HUQQA: belonging to Wajid Ali Shah, an Indian Muslim monarch (r. 1847-1856).

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“Allahu Akbar” inscribed inside a radiating sun, encircled by Quranic verses inside Central Secretariat building, the hub of India's central administration since 1927.

📍New Delhi, India.