The intrigues of the British officers and soldiers with the Afghan women in Kabul between 1839-1842 was one of the major causes of the Afghan rebellion against the Brits that led to the defeat of the British empire.
The story of Shah Jehan Begum is one such story of that time.
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brownpundits.com/2017/05/15/the…
historyofpashtuns.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-ma…
warburton.one-name.net/?page_id=635
This beautiful portrait is at the Khyber Rifles Mess at Landi Kotal. I have taken it from the the book "An Illustrated History of Khyber Rifles 1878-2015" by Maj. (Rtd) Amir Mushtaq Cheema.
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