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Description: | Photograph from the Curzon Collection, of Baldeo Singh’s Kacheri at Charbag, in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, taken by the studio of Priyalall & Company in c.1900. Bharatpur became the capital of the recently-founded Bharatpur State in 1733 under the rule of the Sinsini Jats. They built a fort, palaces and government buildings in the town, including this kacheri, or judicial court. Baldeo Singh (ruled 1823-1825) was the ninth Maharaja of Bharatpur. The kacheri and its garden setting are characteristic of Jat architecture, in particular the 18th-century palace complex at Dig which consists of arcaded pavilions set around a formal garden. The garden in the foreground is divided into parterres in the Mughal style known as a char bagh, which has presumably given its name to the place. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Priyalall and Company | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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