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Daggers with curved blades, known as <em>khanjar</em>, were worn tucked into the belt as one of the basic accessories for Mughal men. An all-purpose knife that could be used in hunting or fighting, the khanjar was also a visible status symbol. The use of jade and gold indicates that this dagger was owned by a member of the court. The gold inscriptions on the blade, just under the hilt, are quotations from the Qur’an, the most sacred book for Muslims. On one side is the opening line: “In the Name of God the Merciful and the Compassionate,” and on the other is a popular verse from chapter (<em>sura</em>) 61: “Help comes from God, and Victory is imminent.”
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112292
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Khanjar dagger
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112292
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Khanjar dagger
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Daggers with curved blades, known as <em>khanjar</em>, were worn tucked into the belt as one of the basic accessories for Mughal men. An all-purpose knife that could be used in hunting or fighting, the khanjar was also a visible status symbol. The use of jade and gold indicates that this dagger was owned by a member of the court. The gold inscriptions on the blade, just under the hilt, are quotations from the Qur’an, the most sacred book for Muslims. On one side is the opening line: “In the Name of God the Merciful and the Compassionate,” and on the other is a popular verse from chapter (<em>sura</em>) 61: “Help comes from God, and Victory is imminent.”
date
c. 1600s
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CC0
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en
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Q80004911
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Arms and Armor
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Overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)
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India
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1930.708
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Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread
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Khanjar dagger, c. 1600s. India. Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread; overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright, 1930.708
collection
Indian Art
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citation
“Part II. Fifteenth Annual Report of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1930.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 18, no. 2, 1931, pp. 1–128.
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www.jstor.org/stable/25137366
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Gift of S. D. Wright
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2026-05-29 05:56:08.922000
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112292
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art
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Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread
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