--Mauryan Empire-- #6139426
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The Maurya empire grew out of the earlier Magadha and Nanda empires. It was founded b##C##ndragupta Maurya in 322 BCE and rapidly grew to include all of India except for the far south. The Maurya army was divided into four branches: infantry, elephants, chariots and archers. Each was represented by a seat in the staff of the army, together with two others, one for the navy and one for logistics. Because of the caste system, all professional warriors were recruited from the ksatriya caste. The pride of the Indian army was its core of war elephants. They were highly prized and often wars were fought over territories that had many of them. The elephants were armored and protected by a small screen of infantry. On their backs they carried small castles with archers and spearmen, but the elephants themselves could attack as well. Indian chariots were different from the light and swift vehicles used in the Middle East. They were large, had four wheels, were pulled by four to six horses and t
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| 18 Aug 2026, 06:09 | 2 | first reading |
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