The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London.

A team from the STFC has used neutron diffraction techniques to study the composition of a 200 year old Indian shamsheer sword. The non-destructive study, which revealed details of how the weapon ...

An 18th-century Indian sword looted by British troops in 1799 fetched ₤14.1m (including fees) at a Bonhams auction in London on Tuesday (23 May)—a price Bonhams said is an auction record for ...

The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London.