The Sword of Raghoji Bhonsle (d. 1755), a leading general of the Maratha Empire [1320x1288]
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Some India related historical corrections and additions
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Evolution of the North Indian Soldier from Ancient to Medieval period
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Rajput Cavalry depicted on the walls of the 11th century Kiradu Temple, Barmer, Rajasthan, India [931x194]
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Depiction of Cavalry on the walls of the 11th century Kiradu temple, Barmer, Rajasthan
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Terracotta lady, Gupta Empire, 4th c. India, sold recently at Setdart Auction House, Barcelona, Spain [931 x 1126]
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Anirudh Kanisetti's Lords of the Deccan Review: Misses the mark on many things in a rather overzealous attempts to show the importance of the Deccan.
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Ruins of the Ranthambore Fort (Built mostly in the 12th Century), Rajasthan, India
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Vatsaraja Praithara's Rashtrakuta War
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A Golden Dinar Coin of Chandragupta II 'Vikramaditya' (376-415 CE ), the Emperor who presided over the zenith of the Indian 'Golden Age'. [2100x2099]
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4th Century CE Gupta gold coin showing the Marriage of Chandragupta I with the Licchavi Princess Kumaradevi , National Museum, New Delhi, India [844x812]
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5th century CE Indian Door Lintel from the Gupta Dynasty Period, the left side depicts a performance by a female musical group – Gujri Mahal Museum, India (Photo credit Kevin Standage at https://kevinstandagephotography.wordpress.com ) [1000x474]
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An interesting case of historical colourism and race discourse from 11th century Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) in its discourse on India. Does anyone know, or can suggest good works, on how the Medieval Middle Eastern and Western world perceived race and identity ?
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Illustrations of Turkmen, Persians, Pathans, Gujaratis and Rajputs, this is an addendum to the Last Post from the Codice Casanatense, the 16th century Portuguese texts having various illustrations of Indian and other Asiatic ethnic groups.
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A few Illustrations of Indian and Asian ethnic groups from Codice Casanatense, an early 16th century Portuguese text. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Códice_Casanatense
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Portuguese Illustrations of the various Indian Martial Ethnic groups from Codice Casanatense, early 16th century
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11th Century sculptures and friezes from Kiradu Temple in Rajasthan, India. Interestingly, the footman seems to be wearing mail, but all the Cavalrymen are only wearing scale armour. Isn't that a bit odd?
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