Islamic arms and armour of Muslim India
By: Syed Zafar Haider.
Publisher: Bahadur Publishers
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Lahore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Armor -- India -- History.; Weapons -- India -- History.; Islamic armor -- India -- History.; Islamic weapons -- India -- History.
First sentence: The arrival of Muslim armies on the subcontinent scene in the eighth century A.D heralded the beginning of a new chapter in the history of weaponry and warfare. Using superior weapons and sharper battle tactics the Muslims gradually wore down the resistance facing them to become the masters of India. Unfortunately no proper stock was ever taken of the weapons generally used by the Muslim armies. The lacuna was regrettable in the extreme.
Description: Meticulously researched and arranged texts, spread over 300 pages, is backed by thirty-five exquisite illustrations in watercolor specially commissioned for the book. Fifty colored or black and white photographs, fifteen halftones and numerous  sketches  showing different arms and Armour used by the Muslim armies of India from the eighth century to the eighteenth, recording the changing fashions during the course of a whole millennium.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-305) and index.