
Talwar with sheath
A talwar, talwaar, or tulwar is a type of sword, equivalent to the European sabre (or saber), originating in medieval India dating back to at least the 13th century. The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of Sword that usually but not always has The sabre or saber (see spelling differences) is a kind of Sword that usually but not always has India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It bears a resemblance to the Persian shamshir and the Turkish kilic. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. for other uses see Shamshir (disambiguation A Shamshir is a type of Sabre with a curve that is considered radical for Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "a sword") is a Sword used by the Ottoman Empire and Turks. The difference is that the blade of a talwar is wider than the blade of a shamshir. Due to its growing popularity in Mughal India, the talwar was also produced in 19th Century Afghanistan in form of the "Afghani talwar," or pulwar. The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, A pulwar (also spelled pulouar) is a single handed curved sword from Afghanistan. Late examples often had European-made blades, set into distinctive Indian-made hilts.
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- Arushi Talwar, victim of honour killing
- Talwar is the word for "sword" in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Pashto, Bengali, and Marathi. An honor killing or honour killing is generally the Murder of a family or clan member most often females when they (and maybe the wider community believe Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as Marathi (mr मराठी Marāṭhī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of what is considered western India.
- Talwar is used as a first or last name throughout the Indian Subcontinent, specifically the countries of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
- The Talwar Class is an Indian Navy Frigate Class. History On 17 November 1997, Russia and India signed a $1 billion contract for three Krivak III class multi-purpose frigates The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India.
- Teen Talwar is a monument located in Karachi, Pakistan. The Teen Talwar (Three Swords monument is located in Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million
- Talwar is a small city in Pakistan, near the large city of Bahawalpur. Bahawalpur (also Bhawalpur or Bhawulpore) (بہاولپور is the capital city of Bahawalpur District located in, Punjab Pakistan
- Alnoor Rajan Talwar is an Ismaili author. For the Egyptian city see Ismaïlia. The Ismāʿīlī ( Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون
- Harbhajan S. Talwar is an Indian bhangra singer. Bhangra (ਭੰਗੜਾ pa-PK بھنگڑا pə̀ŋgɽäː is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India
- The Talwar Brothers are a Pakistani street gang in the PSP game Gangs of London. Gangs of London is a Video game released on September 1 2006 It was developed by Team SOHO and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
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