Photo thread: ROYALTY SWORDS , ARMS & ARMOUR from around the world

Radu Transylvanicus · 30th December 2004, 08:32 PM

And I guess I have the honor to start:

The early Ottoman yatagan (yataghan) made in 1526 by the armorer Ahmed Tekelu for the sultan Suleyman I the Magnificent ( Süleyman Kanuni in Turkish, the ,,Lawgiver,, 1494 - 1596 ) dimensions : 66 cm and is resting now inside the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul.

Photo 1. The yataghan
Photo 2. Hilt detail
Photo 3. Blade detail
Photo 4. Ricasso detail
Photo 5. Portrait of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (could that be the yataghan on his sash ? )

Credits: The Age of Suleyman the Magnificent by Atil Esin, Library of Congress , 1987

Note: To give an example of forgiveness and to discourage any nationalistic comments on any further postings, I should give an example and say that the sword I am posting now belongs to the man that invaded and conquered my country in 1526... no further comments.

Mare Rosu · 1st January 2005, 12:36 PM

This is a link to an article from the India Tribune news paper.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/200...trum/main2.htm

Jens Nordlunde · 1st January 2005, 01:18 PM

Click on the headline and you will get more text.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,705,00.html

Radu Transylvanicus · 13th January 2005, 09:55 AM

An imperial khanjarli belonging to Mughal Shah Jahangir (1569-1627)

This khanjarli (a type of Hindustani curved/recurved dagger with knuckle guard) belonged to one of the greatest Mughal emperors, Shah Jahangir. It was likely given to him around year 1619 as a gift by one of the court potentates and after him story says it was passed on to his even more famous son, legendary Shah Jahan, constructor of the Taj Mahal; this dagger was even mentioned in Jahangir's written memoirs.
Visually extremely opulent, with the exception of the very functional blade it is completely covered in lavish decoration (a horror vacui* phenomenon comparable to the French Rococo) with geometric, floral, and zoomorphic (tiger and horse, as Jahangir loved hunting in his early days before giving into heavy opium and alcohol in late years) motifs carved. The gold hilt and scabbard of this dagger are engraved and set with rubies, emeralds, diamonds, agate, enamel, glass, and ivory of which only diamond are left in natural state, large and uncut.
Today this dagger rests in the "Al-Sabah collection" of the Kuwait National Museum, insituted 1983, from where it tours the world regularly.
Dimensions: length 35.5 cm (14 in.) width 11.6 cm (4. 5/8 in.)
Photo credits: Islamic Art and Patronage, treasures from Kuwait 1990

Radu Transylvanicus

* horror vacui - obsession of filling every little part of an art object with decoration, as encrusted, painted but mostly with carvings. It is to be observed particularly in Italian Renaissance, French Rococco, Thai sculpture, Islamic arts and Latino neighborhood cars

30th December 2004, 08:32 PM	#1
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	And I guess I have the honor to start: The early Ottoman yatagan (yataghan) made in 1526 by the armorer Ahmed Tekelu for the sultan Suleyman I the Magnificent ( Süleyman Kanuni in Turkish, the ,,Lawgiver,, 1494 - 1596 ) dimensions : 66 cm and is resting now inside the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. Photo 1. The yataghan Photo 2. Hilt detail Photo 3. Blade detail Photo 4. Ricasso detail Photo 5. Portrait of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (could that be the yataghan on his sash ? ) Credits: The Age of Suleyman the Magnificent by Atil Esin, Library of Congress , 1987 Note: To give an example of forgiveness and to discourage any nationalistic comments on any further postings, I should give an example and say that the sword I am posting now belongs to the man that invaded and conquered my country in 1526... no further comments. Attached Images Last edited by Radu Transylvanicus; 30th December 2004 at 08:56 PM.

1st January 2005, 12:36 PM	#2
Mare Rosu Deceased Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA, DEEP SOUTH, GEORGIA, Y'all hear? Posts: 121	Toshkhana sword? This is a link to an article from the India Tribune news paper. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/200...trum/main2.htm

1st January 2005, 01:18 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	A Royal War Club from Fiji Click on the headline and you will get more text. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,705,00.html

13th January 2005, 09:55 AM	#4
Radu Transylvanicus Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 2008-2010 Bali, 1998-2008 USA Posts: 271	*An imperial khanjarli* belonging to Mughal Shah Jahangir (1569-1627)** This khanjarli (a type of Hindustani curved/recurved dagger with knuckle guard) belonged to one of the greatest Mughal emperors, Shah Jahangir. It was likely given to him around year 1619 as a gift by one of the court potentates and after him story says it was passed on to his even more famous son, legendary Shah Jahan, constructor of the Taj Mahal; this dagger was even mentioned in Jahangir's written memoirs. Visually extremely opulent, with the exception of the very functional blade it is completely covered in lavish decoration (a horror vacui* phenomenon comparable to the French Rococo) with geometric, floral, and zoomorphic (tiger and horse, as Jahangir loved hunting in his early days before giving into heavy opium and alcohol in late years) motifs carved. The gold hilt and scabbard of this dagger are engraved and set with rubies, emeralds, diamonds, agate, enamel, glass, and ivory of which only diamond are left in natural state, large and uncut. Today this dagger rests in the "Al-Sabah collection" of the Kuwait National Museum, insituted 1983, from where it tours the world regularly. Dimensions: length 35.5 cm (14 in.) width 11.6 cm (4. 5/8 in.) Photo credits: Islamic Art and Patronage, treasures from Kuwait 1990 Radu Transylvanicus * *horror vacui* - obsession of filling every little part of an art object with decoration, as encrusted, painted but mostly with carvings. It is to be observed particularly in Italian Renaissance, French Rococco, Thai sculpture, Islamic arts and Latino neighborhood cars Attached Images Last edited by Radu Transylvanicus; 13th January 2005 at 10:48 AM.