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Late 19th Century India, Lahore.
'The old Zamzamah gun that roared in the Battle of Puniput.'
This large cannon stands in front of the Lahore Museum and it is this gun that the hero is seated astride at the beginning of Rudyard Kipling's 'Kim'.
"This huge old bronze gun...has been elevated to this conspicuous place of honor beside a great popular thoroughfare where it can be seen by all persons.
Like other "big-guns" it has been honored with titular distinctions; it has been called "The Hummer", "The Roaring Lion," "The Fire-Breathing Dragon"
An old proverb 'Who holds Zamzamah (The Roaring Lion) controls the Punjab.'
The Sikhs call it the Bhangianwali Top, which signifies the cannon of the Bhangi confederacy."

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Circa 1870 British India, Punjab.
Lahore Railway Station.
Built 1859-60.
Architect - William Brunton.
Photographer - John Edward Sache

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