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Tipu Sultan's legendary sword was made of a high carbon steel called:

AZari
BChintz
CWootz
DBidri
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Wootz
1. Its edge had a flowing water pattern. 2. The steel was Wootz. 3. It was made in furnaces across south India. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 6, Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners._
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