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The Cutwaly Gate, or 'Kotwali Darwaza', Ruins of Gaur, 1817 (coloured engraving)

The Cutwaly Gate, or 'Kotwali Darwaza', Ruins of Gaur, 1817 (coloured engraving)
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The Cutwaly Gate, or 'Kotwali Darwaza', Ruins of Gaur, 1817 (coloured engraving)
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Artist
Creighton, Henry (1764-1807) (after) / British
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
coloured engraving
Date
1817 AD (C19th AD)
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Author: Creighton, Henry / Illustrator: Creighton, Henry; Medland, Thomas (engraver) London, Black, Parbury & Allen, 1817 Kotwali Darwaza, the central gate in the south wall of the ruined city of Gaur ('kotwal' = the city's chief of police). The gate disintegrated in the earthquake of 1897. Gaur (also known as Lakhnauti) was an ancient capital of Bengal, originally Hindu, later held by Islamic rulers; it was abandoned in the late sixteenth century.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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India / Asia / military officer / soldier / military / settlement / capital / architectural element / bengal / indian / gate / chief / cities / structural element / trooper / scene / gaur / lakhnauti / Engraving / Mzengraving

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