Copper in Ancient India c10.s1.6

c10.s1.6

But the most important Moghul gun made of an alloy of copper is the famous “Mālik-i-maidān” or “Monarch of the plain” which has justly been characterised by Meadows Taylor and Furgusson as “the largest piece of ordnance in the world.” A piece of the metal of which the gun is composed has been analysed and has been found to be bronze having the following percentage of composition.