What is the greatest sword of all time?

Top 5 Famous and Deadly Swords
  • #5 Napoleon's Sword: In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte became the military and political leader of France after staging a coup d'état. Five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. ...
  • #4 The Sword of Mercy:
  • #3 Zulfiqar:
  • #2 Honjo Masamune.
  • #1 Joyeuse.
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What is the greatest sword in history?

Excalibur: The Most Famous Legendary Sword

Under the guidance of Merlin and with the power of Excalibur, Arthur united Britain against the Anglo-Saxon invaders and assembled a group of knights to help him govern. His knights — Lancelot, Perceval, Gawain, Galahad — were supposedly exemplars of chivalric ideals.
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Which was the strongest sword in the world?

The Honjō Masamune represented the Tokugawa shogunate during most of the Edo period and was passed down from one shōgun to another. It is one of the best known of the swords created by Masamune and is believed to be among the finest Japanese swords ever made. It was made a Japanese National Treasure (Kokuhō) in 1939.
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What is the scariest sword?

History's Most Intimidating Swords
  • The Highland Claymore. 2-handed Highland Claymore. ...
  • The Zanbatō A Japanese take on the “humongous scary sword” concept. ...
  • The Flamberge. ...
  • The Kalis. ...
  • Chinese Butterfly Swords. ...
  • The Shotel. ...
  • The Zulfiqar. ...
  • The Changdao.
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What is sword called in Sanskrit?

Etymology. The word khanda has its origins in the Sanskrit khaḍga (खड्ग) or khaṅga, from a root khaṇḍ meaning "to break, divide, cut, destroy". The older word for a bladed weapon, asi, is used in the Rigveda in reference to either an early form of the sword or to a sacrificial knife or dagger to be used in war.
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Top 10 Famous and DEADLY SWORDS (And Their History)



What is the most cursed sword?

What is the most cursed sword in the world? The Muramasa is a Japanese Katana sword known as cursed and demonic. It is a real historical sword surrounded by terrifying legends and stories.
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What is Zulfiqar sword?

The zulfiqar was one of the 7 (or 9) swords of the Prophet. He came into its possession either by taking it from a conquered enemy at the battle of Badr (624 AD) or by receiving it from the archangel Gabriel. Prophet Mohammad gave the sword to Ali in some other battle (like the battle of Uhud 625).
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Who has the heaviest sword in Indian history?

Which warrior has heaviest sword? 1. The 'mountain man': Maharana Pratap is revered as one of the strongest warriors India has ever seen. Standing at 7 feet 5 inches, he would carry a 80-kilogram spear and two swords weighing around 208 kilograms in total.
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Which is the deadliest sword in India?

The urumi will cut you.

But the Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu has both of them beat with the urumi, a sword that acts like a whip. The urumi hasn't regularly been used as an actual weapon for generations, but even as a demonstration weapon, it is still incredibly dangerous. Especially to the user.
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What is an Indian sword called?

The talwar (pronounced [t̪əlʋaːr]), also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent.
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Who is the weapon king of India?

The Rajput king Maharana Pratap used to carry two swords which weighed nearly 25 kilos each. It is said that he would offer one sword to his enemy before a fight, if he was unarmed. Currently, the swords are placed in the Maharana Pratap museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
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Which is the strongest sword in Islam?

Zulfiqar (Arabic: ذُو ٱلْفَقَار, romanized: Ḏū-l-Faqār, IPA: [ðuː‿l. faˈqaːr]), also spelled Zu al-Faqar, Zulfikar, Dhu al-Faqar, Dhulfaqar or Dhulfiqar, is the sword of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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What is the name of Allah's sword?

Khalid ibn Walid R.A (592-642) also known as Sword of Allah (Saifullah). He is noted for his military prowess, commanding the forces of Prophet Muhammad SAWW and those of his immediate successors of the Rashidun Caliphate; Caliph Abu Bakr R.A and Caliph Umar R.A during the Islamic conquest in 7th century.
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Where is Zulfiqar right now?

Imam Hussain (a) was subsequently seen in Karbala with Zulfiqar. It is said that the sword was then passed on to Imam Hussain(a)'s sons. Furthermore, it is believed that the sword is now in the possession of the 12th Imam, Imam Mehdi (ajtf).
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Who is the god sword?

Nandaka (Sanskrit: नन्दक, lit. 'source of joy') or Nandaki, is the sword of the Hindu god Vishnu. Nandaka is generally depicted in images where Vishnu is represented with more than his usual four arms. The sword is compared to knowledge in Hindu scriptures.
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Which sword is unbreakable?

The Master Sword is unique in that it's the only unbreakable weapon in the game.
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What is the coolest sword?

List of the Best Fighting Swords in World History [Updated]
  • 1.1 1) Khopesh.
  • 1.2 2) Gladius.
  • 1.3 3) Falcata.
  • 1.4 4) Miao Dao.
  • 1.5 5) Ulfberht.
  • 1.6 6) Scimitar.
  • 1.7 7) Katana.
  • 1.8 8) Estoc.
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Who is the undefeated soldier in history?

Khalid Ibn Al- Walid (RA): The Undefeated Islamic Warrior. WIDELY regarded as one of the most consequential Muslim military leaders of all time, Khalid ibn al-Walid was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the caliphs Abu Bakr (RA) (r. 632–634) and Umar (RA) (r. 634–644).
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Who gave Hazrat Ali sword?

Dhu al-Faqar is the name of this sword, taken as booty by the prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Badr. It is reported that the prophet Muhammad gave the sword to Ali b. Abi Talib, and that Ali returned from the Battle of Uhud covered with blood from his hands to his shoulders, having Dhu al-Faqar with him.
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Who is called the Lion of Allah?

After the Battle of the Trench, when Ali defeated Amr ibn Abd al-Wud, Muhammad reportedly gave Ali the name Asadullah (Lion of God) and praised him, saying 'Ali's strike on Amr ibn Abd al-Wud is greater than the worship of both mankind and jinn until the Day of Judgement.
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How heavy is the Zulfiqar sword?

Height of Pendent is 75 mm (approx.), width is 18 mm (approx.) & Chain Length is 260 mm and Weight is 20 gm.
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What is the real size of Zulfiqar sword?

In many reliable historical sources, Imam Ali's sword Zulfiqar weighs 4 kilograms 820 grams, the length of the sword is 185 cm and its width is 24 cm.
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Who is brutal King of India?

But Aurangzeb, the sixth emperor and a devout Muslim, was often described as a ruthless tyrant who was an expansionist, imposed tough Sharia laws and brought back the discriminatory jizya tax that Hindu residents had to pay in return for protection.
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What is India's oldest weapon?

Swords have been also discovered in Fatehgarh, where there are several varieties of hilt. These swords have been variously dated to times between 1700 and 1400 BC.
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