The Nawab’s gift, the general’s treasure – the mysterious history of a rare sword
On April 29 of this year, numerous rare swords and daggers belonging to the collection of Philippe Missillier were put up for auction at Sotheby’s in London, United Kingdom. Among them was a sword presented by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh and one of the ministers of Shah Alam I, a representative of the Baburid dynasty, to the English army general Claude Martin.
