Description
Canon made in Kabul, brought over by Ahmed Shah Abdali and used in the Battle of Panipat. Cast from bronze and copper. Under Ranjit Singh it became the symbol of the Sikh Empire. Made famous by Rudyard Kipling in "Kim".
About this item
Reference code
GB/3/2/2/75
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Caption by Gertrude Bell
The Gun Zamzama
Former reference
RTW 2_075
Photograph album
Coordinates
31.5681875, 74.3081875
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/5106/manifest.json
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Album URL
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