Indo-Persian weaponry

thumb|right|Two styles of scimitars: an Egyptian shamshir (left) and an Ottoman [[kilij (right)]]

thumb|200px|An Omani khanjar, 1924

The talwar (), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent.

Zamburak (, ) was a specialized form of self-propelled artillery from the early modern period featuring small swivel guns mounted on and fired from camels. Its operator was known as a zamburakchi. It was used by the gunpowder empires, especially Safavid Iran, the Timurid Empire, Afsharid Iran, and the Afghan Durrani Empire, due to the ruggedness of the Iranian plateau, which made typical transportation of heavy cannons difficult.

The jezail (or jezzail), also spelled juzail (or juzzail), is a long-barrelled weapon used in Central Asia, British India, and parts of Middle East. A person operating it is called jazailchi.

World's first rocket missile ammunition, developed by Tipu Sultan, an emperor of India

Asian type of battle axe

thumb|200px|Ottoman kard dagger, 18th to 19th century, stone hilt with gold koftgari inscriptions, metal scabbard with carved decorations set with gems.

thumb|right|Modern pesh-kabz with scabbard made in [[India. Blade: steel; hilt: buffalo horn and brass.]] thumb|right|Pesh-kabz, 18th century. Blade: gilt steel; hilt: gilt ivory or bone, Louvre Museum, Paris France. The pesh-kabz or peshkabz (, ) is a type of Indo-Persian knife designed to penetrate mail armour and other types of armour. The word is also spelled pesh-qabz or pish-ghabz and means "fore-grip" in the Persian language; it was borrowed into the Hindustani language. Originally created during Safavid Persia, it became widespread in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent during the

armour for an elephant

thumb|480px|right|This toradar is probably used for hunting. The decoration on the stock shows various animal figures e.g. buffaloes, panthers, etc. A toradar (, , ) is a South Asian matchlock primarily found in the Mughal Empire, dating from the 16th century. It was a preferred firearm in India well until the mid-19th century because of its economical and simple design.

weaponry of the Mughal Empire