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Afghanistan: 'Captain Manners Wood is struck down but saved by Lieutenant Fisher at the Battle of Futtehabad'. Illustration from the Illustrated London News, 1879
Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青)Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 紋身, 刺花, 剳青, 黥 or 刺青) is a Japanese word that refers to the insertion of ink under the skin to leave a permanent, usually decorative mark; a form of tattooing
Portrait of Maharwal Jaisal Singh in the Jaisalmer Fort. Jaisalmer is named after its founder Maharawal Jaisal Singh, a Rajput king, in 1156 CE
Cambodia: A young King Sihanouk with Mao Zedong, Peng Zhen and Liu Shaoqi, Beijing, 1965
Malaysia: Frontispiece of a Jawi edition of the Sejerah Melayu (Malay Annals), Hikayat Hang Tuah, 19th century. Jawi is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language
Pakistan/Afghanistan: Standing image of the Buddha, Gandhara Kingdom, 1st-2nd century CE
India: Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), the 3rd Mughal Emperor, towards the end of his reign. Posthumous portrait commissioned by Akbar's grandson, Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658), 1645
The Brihadeeswarar Temple is a large Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple was completed in 1010 CE by the Chola Dynasty emperor Raja Raja Chola I (r)
Laos: Revolutionary Socialist realist-style political poster on the streets of Vientiane
Mongolia: Enthronement of a Mongol Khagan. Enthronement of a Mongol ruler. Right part of a double-page illustration of Rashid al-Din's (1247-1318) Jami' al-Tawarikh, 1st quarter of 14th century
Iran: A youth reading. Watercolour painting by Riza Abbasi (c)Iran: A youth reading. Watercolour painting by Riza Abbasi (c. 1565–1635), c. 1625-1626
India: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India's independence movement
Thailand: A contemporary Thai mural showing King Naresuan of Siam (1555/1556 - 25 April 1605)
China: Two gay men making love, late Qing period. Homosexuality in China was traditionally widespread in the region
India: A common representation of a holy cow - often portrayed as 'Krishna's cow' - and calf, 20th century
Korea: North Korean (DPRK) propaganda poster - Peace has to be defended, set against the Pyongyang skyline, c. 1950s-1960s
India: See India Darjeeling - At a Lama Dance, vintage travel poster, Government of India. Victor Veevers (1903 - 1970), Bombay, 1934. Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal