Chiltah

{{Short description|Outer garment from the Mughal period}} '''Chiltah''' was a Mughal-period outer garment. It resembled a quilted coat. Chiltah was a royal garment. Jahangir, the fourth Mughal Emperor, wore a nadiri garment with a chiltah.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mohamed Nasr|url=http://archive.org/details/AStudyOfMughalEmperialCostumesAndDesignsDuring16thAnd17thCentury|title=A Study Of Mughal Emperial Costumes And Designs During 16th And 17th Century|pages=17, 21|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Verma|first=Som Prakash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVVXAAAAMAAJ&q=Chiltah+quillted+coat|title=Art and Material Culture in the Paintings of Akbar's Court|date=1978|publisher=Vikas|isbn=978-0-7069-0595-3|pages=48|language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology == Chiltah is a corrupted word of <nowiki>''Chihalta''</nowiki>, a multilayer coat worn by soldiers.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Robinson|first=H. Russell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BaDMDAAAQBAJ&q=Chiltah+quillted+coat&pg=PA221|title=Oriental Armour|date=2013-05-22|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-41818-6|pages=221|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* Qaba

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Coats (clothing) Category:Mughal clothing