Weapons of Mughal Emperor Akbar

Emanuel · 22nd October 2015, 08:32 PM

Possibly original plates. Made available on Wikimedia Commons (by a Russian speaker

) with following description:

Quote:

1 row: jamdhar sehlicaneh (3-pointed dagger), jamdhar doulicaneh (2-pointed dagger), jamdhar (broad dagger), baneh (sword), javelin, tschehouta (spear), barchah (lance), flail.

2 row: katarah (katarsh, dagger), jhanbwah (jambiyah, dagger), khapwah (k'hapwah, dagger), dhal (shield), tarkash (quiver), maktah (bow), kaman (bow), scymitar.

3 row: gupti kard (dagger), shushbur (shashpar, mace), narsingmot'h (dagger), bank (dagger), g'hug'hwah (chainmail), udanah, bhelhetah (sword), phari (cane shield), sipar (shield). below: angirk'hah (over armour coat), zirih (coat of mail), kant'hah sobha (neck protection).

4 row: tarangalah (axe), tabar-zaghnol (axe with hammer), zaghnol (warhammer), chaqu (clasp knife), gardani (horse protection), qashqah (champron), bhanju (coat with neck protection).

Emanuel · 22nd October 2015, 08:33 PM

Plate from Egerton

Emanuel · 22nd October 2015, 08:36 PM

Aziz, Abdul, Arms and jewellery of the Indian Mughuls, Lahore, 1947. Originally posted by Jens.

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(1) Shamshir,
(2) Khanda,
(3-4) Gupti ‘asa and sheath,
(5) Jamdhar,
(6) Khanjar,
(7) Jamkhak (according to Blockmann; name in plate therefore wrong),
(8) Bank,
(9) Janbwa (name in plate wrong again),
(10) Narsingh-moth (so in Blochmann; in plate the name is pesh-qabz),
(11) Katara,
(12) Kaman (bow),
(13) Takhsh-kaman (small bow) and arrow,
(14) Tarkash (quiver),
(15) Paikan-kash (arrow-drawer).

Mercenary · 22nd October 2015, 09:12 PM

Emanuel, I will be back home and put here clear picture without my joke. And may be some more about Akbar weapons.

I see you have already found the right picture )))

Emanuel · 22nd October 2015, 09:16 PM

Yup!
Didn't see it at first, spilled my coffee earlier when I did

Jens Nordlunde · 22nd October 2015, 09:44 PM

Be back too :-).
Jens

Mercenary · 25th October 2015, 07:31 PM

I promised:

22nd October 2015, 08:33 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Plate from Egerton Attached Images

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Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 428	I promised: Attached Images

22nd October 2015, 09:12 PM	#4
Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 428	Emanuel, I will be back home and put here clear picture without my joke. And may be some more about Akbar weapons. I see you have already found the right picture )))

22nd October 2015, 09:16 PM	#5
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Yup! Didn't see it at first, spilled my coffee earlier when I did

22nd October 2015, 09:44 PM	#6
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Be back too :-). Jens