Princess Dürrühsehvar, Princess of Berar; Caliph Abdulmecid Khan II of Turkey; Nawab Azam Jah, Prince of Berar Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Princess Dürrühsehvar, Princess of Berar; Caliph Abdulmecid Khan II of Turkey; Nawab Azam Jah, Prince of Berar NPG x130787

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Vandyk

This interesting photograph records a visit to London of the Prince of Berar (far right),with his future father-in-law, the Caliph of Turkey and his bride to be, a month before the wedding at the Hilafet palace, Nice, France on 20 December 1931. The Prince of Berar was the son of the Nizam of Hyderabad.
The Princess was a painter and poet and brought modern ideas of women's role in society to Hyderabad.
The Caliph's tenure lasted from 1922 to 1924 when the institution was abolished... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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