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Ahmed Collection

Ahmed, a name that carries the weight of history and culture

Background imageAhmed Collection: Albanian King Zog I

Albanian King Zog I
The Albanian King Zog I (1895-1961) - previously Ahmed Zog - initially Prime Minister from 1923 to 1924, then President from January 1925 until 1928 (as depicted here) and on September 1st

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Madrali

Ahmed Madrali, Turkish wrestler known as the Terrible Turk, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in 1904 after losing a match for the world wrestling championship at Olympia against the Russian

Background imageAhmed Collection: Armistice between Turkey & the Allies

Armistice between Turkey & the Allies
The signing of the Armistice between Turkey & the Allies on 30th October 1918 at Mudros. Ahmet Izzet Pasha (1864 - 1937). Izzet negotiated the Turkish Armistice at the end of World War One

Background imageAhmed Collection: History of Egypt, Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XXV, n.637. February, 11, 1882

History of Egypt, Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XXV, n.637. February, 11, 1882
3599991 History of Egypt, Illustration from the magazine The Graphic, volume XXV, n.637. February, 11, 1882; (add.info.: History of Egypt. The Kedhive and some leaders of the national party)

Background imageAhmed Collection: Colonel Ahmed 'Urabi or Orabi, 1841 - 1911, aka Ahmad Arabi or Arabi Pasha

Colonel Ahmed 'Urabi or Orabi, 1841 - 1911, aka Ahmad Arabi or Arabi Pasha
3062119 Colonel Ahmed 'Urabi or Orabi, 1841 - 1911, aka Ahmad Arabi or Arabi Pasha.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian nationalist and an officer of the Egyptian army)

Background imageAhmed Collection: Colonel Ahmed Orabi or Ahmed Urabi, 1841- 1911

Colonel Ahmed Orabi or Ahmed Urabi, 1841- 1911
955268 Colonel Ahmed Orabi or Ahmed Urabi, 1841- 1911.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aka Arabi, Pasha, Orabi, Pasha and Ahmed-Pasha Orabi el-Masri. Egyptian army general and nationalist)

Background imageAhmed Collection: Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s. Creator: Anon

Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s. Creator: Anon
Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s

Background imageAhmed Collection: Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governor

Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman governor
Hursid Ahmed Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and governor of the Morea Eyalet (the Peloponnese). Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More

Background imageAhmed Collection: King Fuad of Egypts Official Visit to Great Britain

King Fuad of Egypts Official Visit to Great Britain
King Fuad of Egypts Official 3-week visit to Great Britain - with King George V in an open carriage on their way from Victoria Station to Buckingham Palace, London on 4 July 1927 Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAhmed Collection: The Insurrection under Arabi Pasha, 1882: The Bluejackets clearing the streets

The Insurrection under Arabi Pasha, 1882: The Bluejackets clearing the streets of Alexandria, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

Background imageAhmed Collection: The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria... (1901)

The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria... (1901)
The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria by the British Fleet, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

Background imageAhmed Collection: Blida, Algeria - the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir

Blida, Algeria - the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir
Blida, Algeria - a woman sits looking out over the cemetery of Sidi el-Kebir, containing the tomb of Sidi Ahmed El-Kebir. circa 1910s

Background imageAhmed Collection: Sidi el-Kebir cemetery, Blida

Sidi el-Kebir cemetery, Blida
A seated figure overlooks the Sidi el-Kebir cemetery where Blida's founder, Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, is buried. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageAhmed Collection: Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist

Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist and essayist
Salman Rushdie (Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, b 1947), British-Indian novelist and essayist. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Almaktoum

Ahmed Almaktoum Olympic Trap Shooting Trap Shooting Athens, Greece 16 August 2004 Date: 16 August 2004

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Shehzad

Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan V South Africa Pakistan V South Africa Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 01 June 2009 Date: 01 June 2009

Background imageAhmed Collection: Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury

Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh Australia V Bangladesh Sofia Gardens, Cardiff 18 June 2005 Date: 18 June 2005

Background imageAhmed Collection: The Bourse (Stock Exchange) at Alexandria, Egypt, illuminated to celebrate

The Bourse (Stock Exchange) at Alexandria, Egypt, illuminated to celebrate the anniversary of Fuad Is ascension as Sultan Of Egypt in 1917. Date: 1918

Background imageAhmed Collection: Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha in Queen Victoria s

Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of Ahmed Fethi Pacha, Ambassador Extraordinary from Turkey, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession

Background imageAhmed Collection: Carriage of Count Sebastiani, French Ambassador, in

Carriage of Count Sebastiani, French Ambassador, in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of

Background imageAhmed Collection: Dance of the whirling Dervishes

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Background imageAhmed Collection: Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley

Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed and Peri-Banu (chromolitho)

Ahmed and Peri-Banu (chromolitho)
735087 Ahmed and Peri-Banu (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ahmed and Peri-Banu)

Background imageAhmed Collection: Port Said, Egypt

Port Said, Egypt
Street scene in the Native Quarter of Port Said, Egypt with a double mule-pulled tram, a cyclist and group of schoolchildren. Date: circa 1930

Background imageAhmed Collection: The Insurrection under Arabi Pasha, 1882: The Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, September 13, (1901)

The Insurrection under Arabi Pasha, 1882: The Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, September 13, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

Background imageAhmed Collection: Lord Carnarvon with Egyptian officials, Luxor, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton

Lord Carnarvon with Egyptian officials, Luxor, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Lord Carnarvon with Egyptian officials, Luxor, Egypt, 1922. Chatting on the terrace of the Winter Palace Hotel. Left to right: Abd El Aziz Yahieh Bey

Background imageAhmed Collection: Plan of the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, (September 13, 1882), c1882

Plan of the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir, (September 13, 1882), c1882
Plan of the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir (September 13, 1882), c1882. Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imageAhmed Collection: The tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman, Sudan, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

The tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman, Sudan, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman, Sudan, 1905. The tomb [before us is] a low, roofless building with arched windows, surrounded by a court with an arched door on the right

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Orabi Pasha, Egyptian general and rebel, 1900. Artist: Frederic Villiers

Ahmed Orabi Pasha, Egyptian general and rebel, 1900. Artist: Frederic Villiers
Ahmed Orabi Pasha, Egyptian general and rebel, 1900. Ahmed Orabi was an Egyptian general who rebelled against the rule of the khedive

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha, French and Ottoman Empire army officer, 19th century. Artist: George J Stodart

Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha, French and Ottoman Empire army officer, 19th century. Artist: George J Stodart
Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha, French and Ottoman Empire army officer, 19th century

Background imageAhmed Collection: Khosne Ahmed el-Bordeyny, 19th century. Artist: Emile Prisse D Avennes

Khosne Ahmed el-Bordeyny, 19th century. Artist: Emile Prisse D Avennes
Khosne Ahmed el-Bordeyny, 19th century

Background imageAhmed Collection: The Mahdi, rebel against Egyptian rule in the Sudan, c1885

The Mahdi, rebel against Egyptian rule in the Sudan, c1885. Mohammed Ahmed (1848-1885), known as the Mahdi (the expected one) was a charismatic former local government officer who, beginning in 1882

Background imageAhmed Collection: Damascus, Syria - Djemal-Pacha Avenue

Damascus, Syria - Djemal-Pacha Avenue
Damascus, Syria - Rue Djemal-Pacha (named after the Ottoman Military leader Ahmed Djemal Pasha (1872-1922) - Governor of Greater Syria in 1915-16). Date: circa 1920

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Riza Bey

Ahmed Riza Bey. Liberal emigree who prepared the groundwork for a future revolution against Sultan Abd� d II Date: circa 1909

Background imageAhmed Collection: Firewalking / Adcock

Firewalking / Adcock
REGINALD ADCOCK, a volunteer, crosses the trench at Carshalton across which AHMED HUSSEIN had previously walked

Background imageAhmed Collection: Colonel Ahmed Orabi Or Ahmed Urabi, 1841

Colonel Ahmed Orabi Or Ahmed Urabi, 1841

Background imageAhmed Collection: Caricature of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Ahmad Arabi

Caricature of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Ahmad Arabi
Caricature of Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1833-1913), British army commander, and Ahmad Arabi (Ahmed Urabi or Orabi, Arabi Pasha, 1841-1911), Egyptian army leader

Background imageAhmed Collection: Turkey (1839). Istanbul

Turkey (1839). Istanbul
Ottoman Empire (1839). Istanbul. Fountain of Amet III. Litography. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)

Background imageAhmed Collection: GAZI AHMED MUHTAR PASHA (1839-1919). Turkish Ottoman grand vizier and general

GAZI AHMED MUHTAR PASHA (1839-1919). Turkish Ottoman grand vizier and general. Engraving portrait as High Commissioner for Egypt, 1885

Background imageAhmed Collection: FATHER LUIGI BONOMI. Italian priest and longtime prisoner of El Mahdi, Mohammed Ahmed in Sudan

FATHER LUIGI BONOMI. Italian priest and longtime prisoner of El Mahdi, Mohammed Ahmed in Sudan, who escaped in 1885. Contemporary American engraving

Background imageAhmed Collection: Sultan Ahmed III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Ahmed III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ahmed III (16731736) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV. Date: circa 1730

Background imageAhmed Collection: Sultan Ahmed II Khan Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Ahmed II Khan Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ahmed II Khan Ghazi (16431695) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695. Date: circa 1690

Background imageAhmed Collection: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Background imageAhmed Collection: Ahmed Jemal Pasha, Ottoman military officer

Ahmed Jemal Pasha, Ottoman military officer
Ahmed Jemal (Djemal, Cemal) Pasha (1872-1922), Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Ottoman Army during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAhmed Collection: Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler

Black Ahmed - Champion Wrestler
Black Ahmed (Cara Achmed) - a champion wrestler from Constantinople, wearing a champions sash and bearing the medals of his victories with pride

Background imageAhmed Collection: Firewalking / Trench

Firewalking / Trench
Preparing the trench at Carshalton across which AHMED HUSSEIN and three volunteers, Adcock, Bold and Russell, subsequently walked

Background imageAhmed Collection: Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida

Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s



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Ahmed, a name that carries the weight of history and culture. From Albanian King Zog I to Ahmed Madrali, this name has been associated with great leaders and influential figures throughout time. One notable mention is Colonel Newcombe and his Railway Raiding Party, who embarked on daring missions during World War I. Their courage and determination left an indelible mark on history. The Jezzar Pasha mosque in Acre, Palestine, captured by Donald McLeish's brushstroke in the 1930s, stands as a testament to architectural beauty and cultural heritage. In Istanbul mosques like the one where an elderly man finds solace in prayer or landmarks such as The Blue Mosque and Walled Obelisk showcase Turkey's rich religious traditions. Speaking of Turkey's historical significance, let us not forget the Armistice between Turkey & the Allies that shaped the course of events after World War I. It marked a turning point for both nations involved. As we delve deeper into Turkish history, we encounter magnificent structures like The Mosque of Valide Sultan or Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque). These architectural marvels stand tall as symbols of devotion and artistic brilliance. Traveling further south to Blida, Algeria brings us to Sidi el-Kebir cemetery - a place where souls find eternal rest amidst serene surroundings. This sacred ground holds stories untold yet deeply felt by those who visit it. Finally, our journey through time wouldn't be complete without mentioning Salman Rushdie - a British-Indian novelist whose thought-provoking works have challenged societal norms while celebrating diversity. Ahmed embodies strength rooted in tradition while embracing progress. Whether it be kings or artists or ordinary individuals finding peace within their faith – this name resonates with tales that transcend borders and generations.