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Swords known as a sulthan are used to carry out executions in Saudi Arabia (see Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia). The blades of executioner's swords were often decorated with symbolic designs. When no longer used for executions, an executioner's sword sometimes continued to be used as a ceremonial sword of justice, a symbol of judicial power.
Example photograph showing the swords of several Ottoman sultans in the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2007. The Sword of Osman (Ottoman Turkish: تقلیدِ سیف; Turkish: Osman'ın Kılıcı) [1] is an important sword of state that was used during the enthronement ceremony (Turkish: Kılıç alayı) of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, from the accession of Murad II onwards. [2]
The first Ottoman tughra, Orhan (1326). A tughra (Ottoman Turkish: طغرا, romanized: ṭuġrā; Turkish: tuğra) is a calligraphic monogram, seal or signature of a sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence.
The convicted person is walked to a courtyard near the courthouse and kneels in front of the executioner. A police official announces the crimes committed by the person and the beheading takes place. The executioner uses a sword known as a sulthan to remove the condemned person's head from his or her body at the neck. [21]
A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "sword") [1] is a type of one-handed, single-edged and curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and other Turkic khanates of Eurasian steppes and Turkestan.
The emblem of Saudi Arabia at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Prague, Czech Republic.. The Emblem of Saudi Arabia (شعار السعودية) was adopted in 1950. [1] According to the Saudi Basic Law, [2] it consists of two crossed swords with a palm tree in the space above and between the blades.
A kilij consists of a grooved blade, a hilt, a guard, and a scabbard. The sword of Sultan Mehmed II illustrates its basic form with its slightly curved blade that thickens at the back. During the reigns of the sultans Bayezid II and Suleiman the Magnificent, the kilij attained its classic form, becoming shorter, lighter, and straighter.
The Sword of Osman (Turkish: Taklid-i Seyf) was an important sword of state used during the coronation ceremony of the Ottoman Sultans [125] starting with Sultan Murad II. [126] The practice started when Osman was girt with the sword of Islam by his father-in-law Sheik Edebali . [ 127 ]