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Jama (coat)

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Jama with chaks (slits) was a particular style of jama. It was the pointed jama which was like the standard Mughal jama but the skirt fell in four to six points instead of the circular hem of the Mughal jama. This jama may be derived from the Rajput court's takauchiah and therefore could be of local
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The chakman jama, ended at around the knees. The sleeves tended to be full. The jama was fastened to either side with strings with some styles also opening at the front. What was originally male dress was also adopted by women who wore the jama with a scarf and tight fitting pajamas. The ties of the
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Hindu and Muslim Jamas – Hindus and Muslims were wearing the same garment with little different styles, Hindus were fastening the Jama on the left side of the body, and the Muslims tied it on the right-hand
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half sleeves garment. Nimajama was aided with strings to tie in front; the length was up to the knees only, shorter than the Jama. It was an indispensable part of the Mughal attire.
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Goverdhan Panchal (1983) Bhavāī and Its Typical Āhārya: Costume, Make-up, and Props in Bhavāī, the Traditional Dramatic Form of Gujarāt
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the jama was no longer flowing but shorter and often tucked up around the waist to allow freedom of movement. A similar dress, called the
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During the 19th and 20th centuries A.D. the jama was reduced to a shirt like garment in the northern (upper) parts of British India.
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which has an asymmetric opening with the skirt flaring out to around the hips. However, some styles fall to below the knees.
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Some styles of the jama were tight around the torso but flared out like a skirt to below the knees or the ankles.
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and courtiers were wearing it over the Jama, fastened with a decorated piece of cloth, i.e.,
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Condra, Jill (2008) The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History: 1501–1800
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Kumar, Raj (2006) Paintings and Lifestyles of Jammu Region: From 17th to 19th Century A.D.
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collars, opened in front. The length was shorter than Jama. Farzi was a winter's garment.
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Miller, Daniel (2001) Consumption: The history and regional development of consumption
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upper half of the jama are taken under the armpit and across the chest.
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Three men in traditional dress, mosaic, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Nawab Shuja al-Daula and his heir Asaf al-Daula in Faizabad
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NAWAB OF OUDH, ASAF-UD-DAULA, LUCKNOW, INDIA, CIRCA 1785–90
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Nawab of Carnatic

Maratha
Rajaram I
Hindustani
Bengali
Odia
South Asia
early modern era.

Ranjit Singh
Sikh

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sikh reign
chola
Sikhs Gurus
Farzi (coat)
fur
Mughal emperors
Katzeb
undergarment
body
courtiers
costumes
vest
The commander of the Imperial Guard of Delhi
Ghulam Murtaza Khan The Delhi Darbar of Akbar II
NAWAB OF OUDH, ASAF-UD-DAULA, LUCKNOW, INDIA, CIRCA 1785–90

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