19Th Century Old Sikh Times Small Cannon Related To Maharaja Ranjit Singh

This Photo Contains The Pictures Of Commemorative Plate And 19Th Century Old Sikh Times Small Cannon Related To Maharaja Ranjit Singh Placed Outside Lahore Museum, Punjab, Pakistan.
Picture By Faizan Naqvi Ji

Cannon Located at Village Dulmial, Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.

These Are Some Pictures of English Commemorative Stone And The Cannon Awarded By The British In Recognition of War Services During World War I Located at Village Dulmial, Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
Dulmial Village of Salt Range Sent 460 Men to Fight in British Indian Army in The World War I of Which 9 Soldiers Were Martyred. It is The Largest Single Participation of Any Village in South Asia. This Cannon Was Made at Carron Ironworks Cossipore Scotland in 1816 A.D. Its Stand was Built in Cossipore Gun Foundry India Under The Leadership of Captain A. Broome in 1847 A.D. Dulmial is now Known as 'The Village With The Gun'.

It is written on The Commemorative Stone Erected With The Gun at Village Dulmial.

' This Gun Was Awarded to Dulmial In Recognition of Services Rendered by All Ranks From This Village During And Prior to First Great War 1914-1919.
The Gun Was Brought From Jhelum And Placed Here Under The Supervision of Honorary Captain Malik Ghulam Muhammad And Other Veterans in 1925.'

Reference: Article ' Historic Scottish Cannon In Pakistan' By Dr. Irfan Malik Ji
Pictures By Dr. Irfan Malik Ji

Jahan Kosha Cannon Placed In Topekhana At Murshidabad

These Are Some Pictures Of Commemorative Board And Old Jahan Kosha Cannon Placed In Topekhana At Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Topekhana Was The Nawab's Artillery Park. This Cannon Is Also Known In The Names Of "Great Gun", "Destroyer Of The World", "Conqueror Of The Universe" And "World Subduer" The Cannon Is Made Of 8 Metals i,e Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tin, Iron And Mercury. The Cannon Is 7 Tons In Weight, 17 Feet, 6 Inches In Length and 3 Feet In Width. The Circumference Of Its Mouth Is More Than 1 Foot. This Cannon Can Fire 17 KG Gunpowder.
This Big Cannon Was Made By Janardan Karmakar. He Made it Under The Instructions Of Daroga Shree Muhammad Under The Supervision Of Hara Ballav Das In 1637 AD. The Jahan Kosha Cannon Is Now Maintained By The Archaeological Survey Of India.
It Is Written On The Commemorative Board Of Jahan Kosha Gun:
'JAHAN KOSHA GUN '
' The Great Cannon Known As Jahan Kosha Or The World Sub-Duer Lies As A Solid Testimony Of The Metallurgical Skill Of The Bengali Blacksmith Janardan Who Made it. It Measures 5.5 M In Length And Weighs More Than 7 Tons. According To An Old Inscription Engraved on It, It Was Made at The Instance Of Subadar Islam Khan During The Reign Of Shah Jahan In 1637 A.D'
Pictures Gifted By Inderjeet Singh Ji