EditorialBahadur Shah (1643-1712) on horseback. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general stands facing him on the left and a footman with a spear attends on the right. c.1710. Tracing (charba). Mughal/18th century style. Source: J...
EditorialRobert Clive (1725-1774). First Britain Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Syed Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (1691-1765). Military general who became the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East Indian Company. Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after...
EditorialKhan Jahan Bahadur is dressed in green and rides a chestnut stallion caparisoned with a jewelled bridle and illuminated saddle and saddle-cloth; a lance rests in a holder attached to the saddle. The green sky has gold and coloured cloud-streaks. Johnso...
EditorialKhadga Bahadur Karki, 70, a local community forest member, clears dry twigs to prevent the forest from catching fire in Khairahani, Nepal, March 3, 2022. (Karan Deep Singh/The New York Times)