Ep. 01 The Age of the War-Elephant
Yuddha - The Indian Military History Podcast
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What Happens When You Have Two Very Similar Armies?
War elephants were used for a wide variety of military roles, are money. Men tried to get each other off their elephants using these long elephant lances. A courtly manualsef of courtly protocol which were written roughly around thi time is called the manaso lasa. It was written in the mediaeval decand explicitly recommends to a the man of means and sophistication that he should go out and seek out his enemy once he is on the battlefield,. So you would have essentially these great duels between or rivals whoare sitting on elephants. And this is surprisingly similar to the way that european mediaeval nobility used horses.
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