230 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
230 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
230 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The invention and development of the chariot around the third millennium revolutionized the art of warfare and dominated the battlefields for some 3000 years. It seems to have evolved in the borderlands between the steppes and the riverlands. It is believed that the Āryan borrowed the idea of chariot from Sumerians around 2000 bc. It is presumed that these Āryans entered Iran and departed in... Read more
1. Introduction: The Chariot on the World Stage
2. The Vedic Age
3. Brahmanas and Sutras
4. The Epic Times
5. Mahajanapada Period
6. Maurya-Sunga Period
7. The Gupta and Post-Gupta Period
8. The Eclipse
Biography
U.P. Thapliyal, an alumnus of Allahabad and Delhi Universities, was Director, History Division, Ministry of Defence till 1996. He has authored, compiled, and edited more than thirty books on the military history of India, including Warfare in Ancient India; Military Flags of India: From the Earliest Times, etc.
His research papers have been published in reputed history journals. He has also been a Senior Academic Fellow with ICHR.
