'Bala Hissar and Palace of the Schah, Caubul'

Coloured lithograph from 'Views in Affghaunistaun from sketches taken during the Campaigns of the Army of the Indus', by W L Walton after Captain Sir Keith A Jackson, Bt, 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons, published by W H Allen and Co and T McLean.

The ancient Bala Hissar fortress was located south of Kabul city overlooking the houses and bazaars from a commanding height. It was divided into two parts, the lower fort contained royal palaces, stables and barracks and the upper housed the armoury and dungeons.