Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s2.t1.89

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(b) *Chatr and Durbash*.—Next in importance were the royal parasol (*Chatr*) and the royal baton (*Durbash*) which were also regarded as symbols of royal power.³ The colour and design of the royal parasol suited the personal taste of the monarch.⁴ Muhammad Tughluq followed the Abbasid example in using a black parasol. A large *huma*, ‘the protector of Persian kings’, was usually worked on a parasol in gold and shaded the monarch under its wings as an auspicious omen.⁵

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