[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Sword of Dara Shokuh # Sword of Dara Shokuh The very fine watered steel blade of this sword is inscribed on the back with a Persian inscription inlaid in gold stating that it belonged to the Mughal prince Dara Shokuh (1615-1659), the son and preferred successor of the emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1640–1641 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-214-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-214-1964) · Pramāṇa