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Prince Futty Jung. From folio of 29 coloured lithographs by and after Lt Vincent Eyre, Bengal Artillery, (to be) published by John Murray, 1843. Officers, ladies, and scenes in Afghanistan, 1842. From drawings made during the artist’s capture in Afghanistan; some with notes for printing; in green leather bound album. Associated with the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). The prince was the eldest son and successor to Emir Shah Shujah who was reinstalled by the British as ruler of Afghanistan in 1839. After the November 1841 uprising against the British and the overthrow of his father by Akbar Khan, the prince was proclaimed emir, but in reality his power was non-existent. Akbar Khan, who confiscated much of the prince’s wealth, held the real power in Kabul. The prince did however manage to escape the fate of his murdered father, sneaking out of the Bala Hissar fort dressed in rags and eventually making his way to Sir George Pollock’s force at Gandamak in September 1842. He gladly vacated the throne and accompanied Pollock’s army back to India.

Kabul, Retreat from, 1842 (1st Afghan War 1838-1842)