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| Keywords: Patna rebel Amir Dost Mmed Khan.jpg Two portraits of father and son feted as rebels against the British Wazir Akbar Khan and Amir Dost Muhammed Khan Patna Anglo-Indian or 'Company School' circa 1840 Gouache and gold on ivory 6 8 x 5 5cm and 10 2 x 7 8cm Upper image Muhammad 'Wazir' Akbar Khan was the son of Amir Dost Muhammad ruler of Afghanistan deposed by the British in 1839 who installed Shah Shuja as ruler Between 1841-2 Wazir Akbar Khan deposed Shah Shuja in the process shooting dead British envoy Sir William Hay MacNaghten and chasing the British in their retreat from Kabul Such acts elevated his status to that of hero in Lucknow and Patna where he was celebrated in portraits of which this is an example 1840 http //www indianminiaturepaintings co uk/Patna_rebels_Amir_ 20_Wazir_000483-544 html author PD-Art Paintings of men of India Uploaded with VicuñaUploader 1840s paintings from India | ||||
