Nice example. Indo-Persian, yes, but saying it's a "battle" or "combat" axe may be going a little far. Generally these are too light and the blades too thin to do much damage especially against armor. Usually the metal quality is also suspect. Combat examples are much bigger and heavier, generally with thicker axe heads.
These were essentially ceremonial, and were(and still are) favorites in Sikh martial parades.
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