Believed to have been excavated from or near the ruins of Fort Golconda, Hydrabad – located in southern middle India – this helmet is representative example of composite plate armor and chain mail; it is also representative of both Islamic and Hindu period influence. It is believed this helmet was buried – perhaps along with its owner – in 1687 (when it fell by treachery to the Mughals who were under the leadership of Aurangzeb (1618–1707, Mughal emperor of India [1658–1707]).