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Raj', mason or bricklayer. An occupational sub-group of the 'Tarkhan' or carpenter caste. Represented by...

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Raj', mason or bricklayer. An occupational sub-group of the 'Tarkhan' or carpenter caste. Represented by a man ('raj') building the wall and another ('muzdur') mixing mortar.
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Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Author: Anon / Illustrator: Anon Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825 Language: Persian Source/Shelfmark: Add. 27255, f.284v A painting from a manuscript of Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of the origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Image taken from Tashrih al-aqvam. Originally published/produced in India, 1825.

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Large 6042 × 4144 px 512 × 351 mm 17.0 MB
Medium 1024 × 703 px 87 × 60 mm 1.0 MB

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