Tulwar with inscription

nihung11 · 30th May 2025, 08:45 AM

Hey guys, i am looking to decode the inscription
If anyone can help me out that would be grateful. Thank you

Ian · 30th May 2025, 01:04 PM

nihung11,

Welcome to the Forums! We hope you enjoy your stay here.

Please note the requirements when asking for a translation. These are listed in a "sticky" towards the top of the Ethnographic Forum. In particular, it requires a picture of the whole sword.

Regards, Ian.

Jim McDougall · 30th May 2025, 02:28 PM

Nice to see some interest in Indian swords coming up!
Obviously Mughal, anxious to see the entire sword.....context is important.

nihung11 · 31st May 2025, 08:48 AM

Here are the full photos. Sorry for the delay

werecow · 2nd June 2025, 01:47 PM

I'm not entirely sure but I see something that looks like 1220... 1220 hijri would be 1805/1806.

Oriental Armament Collection · 2nd June 2025, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nihung11

Hey guys, i am looking to decode the inscription
If anyone can help me out that would be grateful. Thank you

Very beautiful

Jim McDougall · 3rd June 2025, 06:11 PM

This is another koftgari embellished Mughal tulwar from N. India, likely Delhi, late 18th c. into early 19th.
It has notable similarity but not the inscribed characters on the hilt.

30th May 2025, 08:45 AM	#1
nihung11 Member Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 3	Tulwar with inscription Hey guys, i am looking to decode the inscription If anyone can help me out that would be grateful. Thank you Attached Images

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Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,392	Picture of whole sword needed ... nihung11, Welcome to the Forums! We hope you enjoy your stay here. Please note the requirements when asking for a translation. These are listed in a "sticky" towards the top of the Ethnographic Forum. In particular, it requires a picture of the whole sword. Regards, Ian. Last edited by Ian; 31st May 2025 at 06:52 AM.

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nihung11 Member Join Date: Apr 2025 Posts: 3	Full photos Here are the full photos. Sorry for the delay Attached Images

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,274	For comparison This is another koftgari embellished Mughal tulwar from N. India, likely Delhi, late 18th c. into early 19th. It has notable similarity but not the inscribed characters on the hilt. Attached Images

30th May 2025, 02:28 PM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,274	Nice to see some interest in Indian swords coming up! Obviously Mughal, anxious to see the entire sword.....context is important.

2nd June 2025, 01:47 PM	#5
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 561	I'm not entirely sure but I see something that looks like 1220... 1220 hijri would be 1805/1806.