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| Culture Course |
WARFARE IN ANCIENT INDIA |
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known in ancient India. There was one weapon called Sataghni which could kill a hundred
men at a time. We do not yet know how it worked. Weapons were of two kinds: Astra and Sastra. The former were thrown and the latter wounded like the sword. There were also supernatural weapons. The common weapons were the bow and arrow, javelin, mace, armour, helmet, etc. These weapons bore the royal emblems. Kautilya mentions hundreds of weapons. Some of them were used like catapults for destroying the forts of enemies. Forts were important for defence. |
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