UK bans export of 18th century Mughal-era dagger, scabbard worth Dh5.7 million
UK bans export of 18th century Mughal-era dagger, scabbard worth Dh5.7 million Prasun Sonwalkar/London Photo: UK government Robert Clive, the first governor-general of Bengal Presidency, was likely to have acquired the artefacts after his victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The Boris Johnson government on Friday imposed a temporary ban on the export of a rare Mughal-era dagger and scabbard valued at £1,120,000 (approximately Dh5,718,434) in the hopes that a buyer could be found within the United Kingdom, and the items remain in the country for research and other purposes. The temporary...
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