On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

ariel · 28th November 2015, 10:55 PM

Presented are several pictures of high-class daggers worn by Mughal gentlemen. However, we have no idea which of them, if any, were gifts from the Emperor.

One of the elementary rules of logic is: Absence of the evidence is not the same as the evidence of absence.

Regretfully, I agree with Jens ("This is a lifetime study - and you will never finish."} and with Jim ("phulishness"}

While it could be nice to know the truth, none of us here know Sanskrit or even Hindi and have wherewithals to crack this trivial and unanswerable question.

28th November 2015, 10:55 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Presented are several pictures of high-class daggers worn by Mughal gentlemen. However, we have no idea which of them, if any, were gifts from the Emperor. One of the elementary rules of logic is: Absence of the evidence is not the same as the evidence of absence. Regretfully, I agree with Jens ("This is a lifetime study - and you will never finish."} and with Jim ("phulishness"} While it could be nice to know the truth, none of us here know Sanskrit or even Hindi and have wherewithals to crack this trivial and unanswerable question.