Dir State Darbar

 The Nawab Alamzeb Khan's Darbar, Princely State Of Dir, Circa 1919.


Note - The Officer Setting In The Center Is Sir George Roos-Keppel, Chief Commissioner North-West Frontier Province, 1908-1919.


The Princely State Of Dir Was Located At The Foot Of The Lowarai Pass, The Main Route Into Chitral. A Durbar Was A Traditional Feudal Gathering That Dated Back To Moghul Times. It Was Resurrected By The British Raj As A Way Of Reinforcing The Loyalty Of Princely States To Their Imperial Overlord.


From A Collection, Compiled By Lt-Colonel G J Davis, North-West Frontier.


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