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Sawai Madho Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur and his sons Gangaji and Gopalji

Sawai Madho Singh II (1862-1922) was the adoptive son of Ram Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur. On 30 September 1880, at the age of twenty, he ascended the throne. In this photograph, he stands with his two beloved sons, Ganga Ji and Gopal Ji, dressed in European attire. He was one of several important Indian… Read more »

Some Years Travels into Africa and Asia the Great

The book is the travelogue of Sir Thomas Herbert Bar who chronicles his journey to Asia and Africa with special emphasis on the empires of Persia and India during the 17th century.