Emir Collection

Emir Faisal at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia)
Emir Faisal (1883-1933) at Wejh (now in Saudi Arabia) during the First World War. He later became Faisal I of Iraq. He directed the Arab revolt against the Ottomans in 1916

Lebanon - Beirut - Emir Bechir Street Date: 1935

Planes Bomb Emirs Fort
British planes bomb the Emirs mountain fortress

Ataturk and Amanullah Khan in a rowing boat - 1928
Exceptionally rare postcard from May 1928 showing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (18811938), President of Turkey, pictured in a rowing boat with the Sovereign of Afghanistan

Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan endeavors to stand between the Russian bear
SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878. Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan endeavors to stand between the Russian bear and the British lion as each eyes the other with suspicion

SECOND AFGHAN WAR, 1878. Save Me From My Friends! Amir Sher Ali of Afghanistan endeavors to stand between the Russian bear and the British lion as each eyes the other with suspicion

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus. Abd-ar-Rahman III and his court (1885) by Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer (1862-1943) depicting the Caliphs reception of the monk John Gorze

Portrait of Shah Shujah Durrani
3523142 Portrait of Shah Shujah Durrani; (add.info.: Portrait of Shah Shujah Durrani, ruler of the Durrani Empire. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration of Wazir Akbar Khan
3523134 Illustration of Wazir Akbar Khan; (add.info.: Illustration of Wazir Akbar Khan (1816-1845) an Afghan prince, general, and finally emir. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; One of the sons of the King of Hejaz: the Emir Faisal, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Distant Fronts, In Hejaz; One of the sons of the King of Hejaz: the Emir Faisal under his tent, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'L'occupation de Damas; L'emir Feycal, fils du cherif Hussein, roi du Hedjaz, entre... 1918
'L'occupation de Damas; L'emir Feycal, fils du cherif Hussein, roi du Hedjaz, entre a Damas le 2 octobre a la tete des troupes arabes

Emir Khanjar, the Prince of Baalbeck, Leader of the Insurrection of Damascus, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emir Khanjar, the Prince of Baalbeck, Leader of the Insurrection of Damascus, 1850. Portrait of Khanjar bin Melhem Al-Harfouche

Emir Bachi, plate twelve from Caravanne du Sultan à la Mecque, 1748. Creator: Joseph-Marie Vien the Elder
Emir Bachi, plate twelve from Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque, 1748

Qatar, Doha, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Dubai from 1972 to 1995
Qatar, Doha, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani Emir from 1972 to 1995, generally seen as the moderniser of the state

Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. Artist: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Mohammed Alim Khan, the last Emir of Bukhara, 1911. The Emirate of Bukhara was established in 1785. Mohammed Alim Khan (1880-1944) claimed to be a direct descendant of Ghengis Khan

Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. The Ameer of Afghanistan stands between the Russian bear, jaws dripping with saliva, and the British lion with teeth bared

Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine known as the Emir Abdelkader
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883; Arabic: Ï╣Ï¿Ï» Ϻ┘ä┘éϺϻÏ▒ ϺϿ┘å...Ï¡┘è┘è Ϻ┘äÏ»┘è┘åÔÇÄ ╩┐Abd al-Q─üdir ibn Muß©Ñy al-d─½n)

Sher Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, (1900). Sher Ali Khan (1824-1879) was the ruler of Afghanistan when the Second Anglo-Afghan War broke out in 1878

Conquest of al-Andalus by Ferdinand the Saint
Siege of the city of Jaen by King Ferdinand III the Saint (1199/1201-1252). Muhammad I surrendered the city of Jaen to King Ferdinand, signing a treaty of vassalage with him

Battle of Clavijo, 1753-1762, by Andres Gines de Aguirre
Battle of Clavijo (844). According to tradition, the King of Asturias Ramiro I, with the help of the Apostle Santiago, who appeared to him riding a white horse

A new Emir of Adamawa is installed. After the capture of Yola, Colonel Morland deposed the Emir and set up a brother of the vanquished ruler in his stead. Date: 1902

Departure of the Crusader Templar knights in 1163 from their Syrian castle of Krak des
741549 Departure of the Crusader Templar knights in 1163 from their Syrian castle of Krak des Chevaliers for the battle of Boquee (fresco) by French School, (12th century); Templar Chapel

The Afghan War: negotiating peace with Yakoob Khan (Mohammad Yaqub Khan) at Hashim Kheyl in Afghanistan. Date: 1879

The end of the Afghan War featured on the cover of The Graphic, 12th July 1879 - photographing the Ameer Yakoob Khan (Emir Mohammad Yaqub Khan) at Gandamak where the treaty of peace was signed

Afghan War: signing the treaty of Gundamuk
The Afghan War: the Ameer Yakoob Khan and Major Cavagnari signing the treaty of Gundamuk, 1879

Article in The Illustrated London News reporting on the 1933 visit of the Emir of Katsina to Britain. Top picture shows the Emir

The Sultan of Turkey (oil on canvas)
RAF57965 The Sultan of Turkey (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); Private Collection; (add.info.: Depiction of the Ottoman Sultan late seventeenth or early eighteenth century;)

Masonic Insignia of Abd el-Kader (enamel, metal and silk)
741502 Masonic Insignia of Abd el-Kader (enamel, metal and silk) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Franc-MaAzonnerie, Paris

Emir of Gombe, Nigeria, West Africa, on horseback at a Durbar, shaded from the sun by a parasol held by a footman. Date: 1922

The Pursuit of the Enemy after the Fall of Dongola, Captain Adamss Adventure with an Emir (litho)
1051117 The Pursuit of the Enemy after the Fall of Dongola, Captain Adamss Adventure with an Emir (litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

With the Nile Expedition (litho)
1050792 With the Nile Expedition (litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Nile Expedition)

Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba (chromolitho)
734856 Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba)

The stables of the Emir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al Rashid
LSE868541 The stables of the Emir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al Rashid, illustration from " Pilgrimage to Nejd, the cradle of the Arab race", published in the World Tour, led by Edouard Charton

The Emir of Afghanistan arriving in Peshawar on a visit to India (colour litho)
2779263 The Emir of Afghanistan arriving in Peshawar on a visit to India (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The first wings of war in Afghanistan (colour litho)
2808807 The first wings of war in Afghanistan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first wings of war in Afghanistan)

Reminiscenes of Omdurman (engraving)
1063901 Reminiscenes of Omdurman (engraving) by Maud, William T. (1865-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscenes of Omdurman)

Ms 782 f. 152r Charlemagne (742-814) sending Ganelon to the Saragossan Kings
XIR172264 Ms 782 f.152r Charlemagne (742-814) sending Ganelon to the Saragossan Kings, Marsile and Baligant, from the Chroniques de Saint-Denis, c.1275 (vellum) by French School

mir Bukharska'ai. Bukhara, 1911 (photo)
6249477 A-mir BukharskA'Ai. Bukhara, 1911 (photo) by Prokudin Gorskii, Sergei Mikhailovich (1863-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alim Khan (1880-1944), Emir of Bukhara

The Emir Mahmud under guard, illustration from Cassells History of England
3038876 The Emir Mahmud under guard, illustration from Cassells History of England, 1900s (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter E (chromolitho)
3626567 Letter E (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter E. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria, 1925 (gelatin silver print)
622676 Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria, 1925 (gelatin silver print) by Pilkington, C. (fl.1925); 7.4x9.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in The Foreign Field)

Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword, Bukhara, Russian Empire
698963 Alim Khan, Emir of Bukhara, seated holding sword, Bukhara, Russian Empire, between 1905 and 1915 (photo) by Prokudin-Gorsky

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at Heathrow airport, for hsi official visit to London. 10th June 1969

Bokhara chief giving audience, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Bokhara chief giving audience, 1844. A ruler holding a pipe recieves visitors in Bukhara, (in modern day Uzbekistan). From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Abd-el-Kader, from an authentic French portrait, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Abd-el-Kader, from an authentic French portrait, 1845. Emir Abdelkader, an Algerian religious and military leader, led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in North Africa

Emir Mahomet, Sultan of Turkey 1567 Date: 1567

Nurse Mary Henry with the children of the Emir in Lagos
Nurse Mary Henry and her interpreter with a very large group of children in Lagos, Nigeria. Reverse reads: In the Emirs Compound with some of his children! Date: circa 1935

PERSIAN EMIR AUDIENCE
An audience with the Emir of Persia Date: 17th century

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"Emir: A Journey Through History and Cultures" From the ancient city of Wejh in Saudi Arabia to the bustling streets of Beirut's Emir Bechir Street, the name "Emir" echoes through time. It represents power, leadership, and a rich tapestry of stories that have shaped nations. One such tale takes us back to 1928 when Ataturk and Amanullah Khan found themselves in an unlikely setting - a rowing boat. Their meeting symbolized diplomacy amidst turbulent times. But history is not always kind, as seen during the Second Afghan War when Amir Sher Ali pleaded for salvation from his supposed allies. Betrayal knows no bounds even among friends. The conquest of al-Andalus by Ferdinand the Saint stands as a testament to Emirs' fortitude against foreign invaders. The Battle of Clavijo further exemplifies their resilience throughout centuries. In 1902, a new Emir rose to power in Adamawa after Colonel Morland toppled its previous ruler. This act reshaped the region's destiny and highlighted both colonial influence and local dynamics. Moving forward, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani emerged as an influential figure in Qatar's capital Doha from 1972 to 1995. His reign witnessed significant transformations within Dubai. Meanwhile, Mohammed Alim Khan holds a different distinction as Bukhara's last Emir before monumental changes swept across Central Asia in 1911. Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky captured this momentous era through his artistry. Lastly, we find ourselves with Yemeni delegates embarking on an official visit to Naples, Italy - bridging cultures and fostering diplomatic ties beyond borders. The name "Emir" transcends time and geography; it embodies strength amid adversity while carrying tales of triumphs and tribulations from various corners of our world.