Dagger (ca. 1580-1600)

خنجر الهند المغولية

Dagger, Mughal Empire, ca. 1580-1600; V&A accession IS.86-1981.

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A dagger from Mughal India; about 1580–1600. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 1

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  1. Victoria and Albert Museum Collection API
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islam.museum contributors. “Dagger (ca. 1580-1600)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/dagger-va-15481/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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