ILN 1928, 06 — King Amanullah Visiting the Sphinx
Group picture of King Amanullah and his party standing in front of a stone wall
from left to right:
1 ?;
2 Abdul Tawab, son of Mahmud Tarzi (16.3.9);
3 ?;
4 ?;
5 ?;
6 ?;
7 King Amanullah Khan (1892-1919-1929-1960), son of Amir Habibullah Khan (11.1.1.2);
8 Ali Ahmad, son of Loynâb Khushdel, Governor (wali) of Kabul
Wearing the white top-hat which annoyed certain Cairo Moslems: King Amanullah visiting the Sphinx.
The King and Queen of Afghanistan adopted Western dress for their tour in Europe. King Amanullah’s white top-hat, it was reported, annoyed the Ulemas (Moslem religious leaders) of Cairo, who expected him to wear the usual tarboosh (or its Afghan equivalent) instead of a hat similar to those worn by „foreigners.“ They are said to have cancelled, for this reason, a reception they had planned in his honour. The Queen of Afghanistan and her sister discarded the veil on board the „Rajputana“ on the voyage from Bombay.
- Adamec (1975), p. 114-5, 118-9; (1987), p. 18-19; (1991), p. 28-29; (1996), p. 52-53
- Rhea T. Stewart (1973): Fire in Afghanistan 1914-1929, p. 327-328
- Roland Wild (1932): Aman-ullah, ex-King of Afghanistan, p. 101-103
- Ehsan-Ullah d’Afghanistan (2005): Le voyage d’Aman Ullah, p. 15: description of the reception in Gizeh
- British Pathé (1928): King Amaullah visits King Fuad in Cairo, Egypt, Film ID: 826.04, short newsreel film of January 9, 1928 (http://www.britishpathe.com/video/king-ammanullah/query/king+amanullah)
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