Sudhir Mungantiwar, the culture minister of Maharashtra, said that the 'Wagh Nakh' or tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought to Mumbai from a London museum on Wednesday (Jul 17), news agency PTI reported.

‘Wagh Nakh’: Tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj arrives in India from London Museum

An iconic tiger claw or wagh nakh (a weapon) that reportedly belonged to Maratha empire's patriarch and legendary Indian ruler Shivaji Bhosale I, often referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is set to return home centuries after Shivaji is said to have fought a consequential war with the weapon.

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