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Jackson 1842/Plate 3

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Title

Nawab Jabbar Khan's house, near Kabul , c. 1840.

Date

1840

Material

Lithograph

Description

Scope and content : This qala or homestead, which belonged to Jabbar Khan, brother of Dost Muhammad, stood on the plain south of Kabul. Occupied by an extended family, these qalas resemble small villages, and examples can be seen to this day in Shewaki and Rishgor.

Institution

British Library

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