Gauntlet Sword (Pata) hilt, dated A.H. 1126 / A.D. 1714-15; blade, probably 16th century hilt, Indian; blade, European Sometimes the nature of the inscriptions on a piece of armor or a weapon indicates an allegiance to a particular religious sect. A noteworthy example of such sectarian decoration occurs on this gold damascened gauntlet sword (pata), which is dated A.H. 1126 (A.D. 1712) and was probably made in one of the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan region of south-central India. The choice of inscriptions makes it clear that the owner of the pata was a Shiite, rather than a Sunni, Muslim. The majority of Muslims adhere to the Sunni (literally, "one of the path") tradition. Shia (literally, "followers") constitutes the largest divergent group within Islm. It became the predominant form of Islm in Iran, southern Iraq, and parts of India during the sixteenth century.The pata, like the katar, is an edged weapon unique to India. Its use apparently originated with the Mahrattas of the

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Gauntlet Sword (Pata) hilt, dated A.H. 1126 / A.D. 1714-15; blade, probably 16th century hilt, Indian; blade, European Sometimes the nature of the inscriptions on a piece of armor or a weapon indicates an allegiance to a particular religious sect. A noteworthy example of such sectarian decoration occurs on this gold damascened gauntlet sword (pata), which is dated A.H. 1126 (A.D. 1712) and was probably made in one of the Islamic sultanates of the Deccan region of south-central India. The choice of inscriptions makes it clear that the owner of the pata was a Shiite, rather than a Sunni, Muslim. The majority of Muslims adhere to the Sunni (literally, "one of the path") tradition. Shia (literally, "followers") constitutes the largest divergent group within Islm. It became the predominant form of Islm in Iran, southern Iraq, and parts of India during the sixteenth century.The pata, like the katar, is an edged weapon unique to India. Its use apparently originated with the Mahrattas of the

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