Famed Wielders
In the Battle of Pratapgad, when Afzal Khan's bodyguard Sayyed Banda attacked Shivaji with swords, Shivaji's bodyguard Jiva Mahala fatally struck him down, cutting off one of Sayyed Banda's hands with a dandpatta. Emperor Akbar also used a pata during the siege of Gujarat. The Rajput warriors are known to have used this weapon very effectively during the Mughal period. The Mughals also developed a variation of the pata with matchlock pistols adjoining the handle.
One of the best pata collections can be seen at the Durbar Hall, Shiva Nivas Palace, at Udaipur, Rajasthan. The erstwhile rulers – the Royal Family of Mewar owns the collection. It is displayed along with many other bladed weapons.
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