{UAH} 'Kampala from the west'- DATE UNKNOWN

A full photo of Sultan Mehmed's sword. Unfortunately, the lighting where it is kept in Topkapi Palace is not ideal for photography, so the du'a inscription is not fully clear.These rooms in topkapi generally dont allow photography.


This sword holder conquered Constantinople alhamdulilah.A sword composed of a steel blade and a hilt made of animal horn. The scabbard is of gilded silver. The blade has decorative cartouches with inscriptions inside them. On the upper part of the blade there is a prominent medallion, which bears the following text: 'The work of al-Hajj Sanqur', and below this medallion is another inscription of the first verse of the chapter 'Mariam' from the Qur'an: 'Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sad'. This line is followed byanother cartouche bearing the text, 'Sultan Fatih Muhammad Khan'.Below this cartouche are written verses 1 and 2 from the Qur'anic chapter 'al-Ha Mim', and 'Ain Sin Qaf'. The inscriptions and decorations that appear on the blade are executed in gold inlay. The scabbard is ornamented with vegetal decoration carved in high relief. The owner of the sword was the Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II Al Fatih ('The Conquerer').The Arabs imported swords from Iran and India. Quality swords were produced in Khurasan (Persia, now Iran), Damascus in Syria and Toledo in Spain.

2.'Kampala from the west'- DATE UNKNOWN-Mutundwe hill in background?



3.Uganda Argus Februari 15th 1975:The Central Province Governor and officer in charge of discipline of the Cranes and all sportsmen and women in Central Province, Captain Nasur Abdul Abdallah, middle, addresses sportsmen and women at Nakivubo Stadium. Captain Muhammad Seruwagi, Chief Sports Officer with the Uganda Army and the NCS general secretary, Mar in Okoth are on the governor's left and right respectively, while Lt Col Pangalasio Onek is seated behind Capt Seruwagi.'



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