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Jade in the Royal Collection
Vibrant jades collected from around the world
Khanjar (Dagger)
eighteenth to nineteenth centuryRCIN 11361
The hilt of this dagger is carved out of jade with garnets arranged in a floral design. The form and style of decoration of the hilt suggest it was made in the Mughal Empire, which by the late eighteenth century stretched from modern-day Afghanistan to Bangladesh.
This dagger was presented to Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, by Bir Narsingh Kunwar, Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal. It may have reached Nepal from India as a diplomatic gift.