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Historians say
Zardozi is held to have come to India from Persia with the Mughals in the 16th century; Lucknow is one of several centres that took it up under court patronage.
Historians say
Metal-thread embroidery worked with an ari needle. The GI covers seven districts, so the authentic-production geography is regional rather than municipal.