Abdul Karim (the Munshi)
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Mohammed Abdul Karim, also known as "the Munshi", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final 14 years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over that time.
1888 portrait
The Munshi in a painting by Laurits Tuxen, commissioned by Queen Victoria, 1887. Royal Collection.
Glas-allt-Shiel: Victoria's remote getaway on the Balmoral estate
Portrait by Heinrich von Angeli, 1890
Queen Victoria
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Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecess
Abdul Karim (the Munshi)
…Mohammed Abdul Karim (1863 – 20 April 1909), also known as "the Munshi", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria. He served her during the final 14 years of her reign, gaining her maternal affection over that time. Karim was born the son of a hospital assistant…
Victoria as a child with her mother, by William Beechey
Portrait by Stephen Poyntz Denning, 1823
Portrait with her spaniel Dash by George Hayter, 1833