Partition - burning towns and villages in East Punjab
Aerial view above the East Punjab showing towns and village inhabited by Muslims which have been burned by Sikh Jathas (warriors) seeking to rid the area of Muslims. One aspect of the violence between Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus, which spread throughout the East and West Punjab following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan
Picture No
10238536
Media ID
46005345
Size
4407px x 3184px
(2.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere, 13 September 1947 page 330
Date
1947
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