Men sitting and standing in the courtyard of a government palace (known then as Wali Sher Ali Khan's Zenana) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The British took refuge inside this fortified city after suffering a major defeat at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maiwand" class="extiw" title="w:Battle of Maiwand">Battle of Maiwand</a>.
Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923)
circa 1880 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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