Jamdhar/katar why do we call it a katar?

Jens Nordlunde · 5th January 2014, 04:28 PM

Hi All,
I was making a search for 'Katar', and read some quite old mails on the subject.
This made me remember an article I have written about the age of the katar, which I could trace back to Orissa in the tenth century. The first accepted written description of a katar is by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, but in the article a drawing of the early one is shown, made by the renowned Indian historian Rajendralala Mitra (1823/24-1891).
Should anyone be interested in reading the article, it can be found here.
Arms & Armour, volume 10, no 1. Royal Armouries, Leeds 2013.
I cant put it on the forum as the publisher has the copyright - sorry.
Jens

5th January 2014, 04:28 PM	#10
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	How Old is the Katar? Hi All, I was making a search for 'Katar', and read some quite old mails on the subject. This made me remember an article I have written about the age of the katar, which I could trace back to Orissa in the tenth century. The first accepted written description of a katar is by Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, but in the article a drawing of the early one is shown, made by the renowned Indian historian Rajendralala Mitra (1823/24-1891). Should anyone be interested in reading the article, it can be found here. Arms & Armour, volume 10, no 1. Royal Armouries, Leeds 2013. I cant put it on the forum as the publisher has the copyright - sorry. Jens Last edited by Jens Nordlunde; 5th January 2014 at 04:55 PM.