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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 
				
			
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  These references do not talk about weapons. 
And a gentle reminder: 1. Religion of a ruler at a certain period of history does not always reflect religion of a large number of his subjects; 2. Religion of a ruler does not alway reflect the type of weaponry his military uses.
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I thought we were  talking about Kora as a Bengali weapon, weren't we? 
Suggest to read Elgood's glossary in his book on Indian arms, re. Bughalee ( p. 238) and Kora ( p.252)
 Even Mughals might used it. Sharp steel is sharp steel :-;