'City of Kandahar. Its Principal Bazaar and Citadel, Taken from the Nakarra hauneh, or Royal Band Room', 1840 (c)

One of 30 coloured lithographs, from the series 'The costumes of the various tribes, portraits of ladies of rank, celebrated Princes and Chiefs, views of the principal fortresses and cities and interior of the cities and temples of Afghaunistaun', by R Carrick after Lieutenant James Rattray, 2nd Grenadiers, Bengal Army. Printed by Day and Son, published by Hering and Remington, London, 1847.

Kandahar was the southern capital of Afghanistan and at the start of the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842) was controlled by the brother of Emir Dost Mohammed. When the Army of the Indus, under Sir John Keane, advanced on the city in April 1839 he fled north to join his brother in Kabul. After bribing many of Kandahar's tribal leaders the British then organised a triumphant entry into the city for Shah Shuja, their chosen Emir of Afghanistan.