File:Early matchlocks.jpg

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Artist	babur Tranalated to Persian by a Mughal courtier, Abdul Rahīm, in AH 998 (1589-90)
Title	Early Indian matchlocks (torador) as illustrated in the Baburnama (16th century)
Description	These large cumbersome guns had a short range and an erratic aim, which is why soldiers preferred archery to musketry till a late period.
Date	(1589-90)
Source/Photographer	Baburnama

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