[QUOTE=ariel]
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Originally Posted by Mercenary
I fail to see any analogy: could you elaborate please?
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Mughal - tulwar, jamdhar, khapwa, elephant, dress, lifestyle of rajas and sultans.
Turks-afghans in India in 12-15th - jamdhar, elephant, dress, lifestyle of rajas.
Turks in Iran - language (!), town lifestyle, ALL PERSIAN CULTURE.
In origin shashka was the Caucasian weapon. But who glorified it? That is way all we know "Russian shashka".