Barchi (lance)

Barchi (lance)

Barchi is a type of lance with a wooden handle, once common in South Asia (the word itself is Hindi). They were common in the 16th century.

Bibliography

*Balfour, Edward (1885). "The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia". London: Bernard Quaritch.
*Mayaram, Shail (2003). "Against History, Against State: Counterperspectives from the Margins". New York: Columbia University Press.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Barchi — can refer to:*Barchi, a city in the province of Pesaro e Urbino (Italy); *Barchi, a type of lance.There is another town called Barchi in Northern Italy. Province of Genova. It is a hill town just above Gorreto …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”