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Source: The post is based on the article “100 years on, Nizam’s sword set to return from Glasgow” pub100 years on, Nizam’s sword set to return from Glasgowd in The Hindu on 22nd September 2022
What is the News?
A 14th century ceremonial sword that was sold in Hyderabad to a British General in the early 20th century is set to return to India.
About the Ceremonial Sword
The ceremonial sword is of Indo-Persian design and is shaped like a snake and has serrated edges and a damascene pattern with gold etchings of an elephant and tiger that is dated circa 1350 CE.
The sword was exhibited by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, Nizam of Hyderabad (1896-1911) at the 1903 Delhi or Imperial Durbar, a ceremonial reception held to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as Emperor and Empress of India.
The sword was later sold or gifted by Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, the Prime Minister of Hyderabad to General Sir Archibald Hunter, Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Command in 1905.
The sword was then donated to Glasgow Life museums collections in the UK in 1978 and was kept there.
