मार्शल कायमखानी ब्रिटिश नेशनल आर्मी

मार्शल कायमखानी ब्रिटिश नेशनल आर्मी की वेब साईट पर ..........
kayamkhani of the Indian Army, Rajputana States, 1943 (c).

Photograph World War Two, India, 1943 (c).

The 'martial race' was a dubious designation created by officials of British India to describe peoples that were thought to be naturally warlike and aggressive in battle. The kayamkhani ( कायमखानी) are a Muslim Rajput people from Rajputana rajasthan Sindh and Punjab. Today, most kayamkhanis live in Pakistan.

From a collection of photographs taken to illustrate the races recruited into the Indian Army and the geographical areas in which they originated.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1987-07-2-5

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

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