Tansukh cloth
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Tansukh cloth was a fine cotton cloth primarily used for feminine dresses in medieval India, Tansukh is one of the seven explicitly mentioned cloths (khasa, Salu, Doriya, Bafta, Dupatta, and Panchtoliya) named in the exhaustive list of cotton cloths in Ain-i-Akbari.[1] The bodices made of Tansukh and Bafta are referred by the poet Bhikhari Das.[2] Tansukh was a woven material with another class of muslin with a very soft and delicate texture.[3][4]
History
The Ain-i-Akbari and the contemporary Hindi writers mentioned Tansukh and Khasa, Bafta, Salu, Doriya, Dupatta, and Panchtoliya as notable fabrics of their time.[6][7][8] The special quotes some names like chira, fenta gangajal fabric, Tansukh, sari, lehenga, ghagra, etc., signify the use of these cloths in Mughal clothing.[9][10][1]
Material and texture
Tansukh was made of fine cotton yarns. The texture of the fabric was very soft and delicate.
