Efforts by :-

• Anu Krishna BS
• Jasmine Grewal
• Nilakash nandy
• Priti rekha Gogoi
• Priyanka Mitra
 Introduction
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In their hunger for power, humans have always searched
for the perfect weaponry. Empires carved out in history
were often the result of strategic planning, political
ingenuity, and the most sophisticated warfare of their
time. The careful selection of weapons at times proved to
be the crucial difference between winning a battle or
being slaughtered on the field. Arms included bows and
arrows, swords, double-handed broadswords, oval,
rectangular or bell-shaped shields (often of hides), spears,
javelins, lances, axes, pikes, clubs and maces. Bows were
the primary weapon for the infantry, chariot and
elephant warriors and even the commanders.
 Bow & Arrow
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 Bow & Arrow is the number one destructive weapon
in the history of ancient India. In that period most
victories depended on the number of archers in the
army.
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 Zaghnal (War hammer).

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 Zaghnal is a hammer weapon with curved tapering
blade, its brass head decorated with animal figures.
Has much destructive power if attacker sits on back
of horse/elephant. Length is up to 12 feets & weight
is up to 5 kilograms.
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 Gurz (Round headed
spiky mace)
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 Gurz is very similar to Gada. But it has a rounded
head with some sharp spikes, in other hand Gada is
a blunt weapon. It is lighter than Gada. Gurz is much
destructive than Gada. Length is up to 5 feet &
weight is up to 15-20 kilograms.
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 Gada (Mace)
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 Gada is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that
uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver
powerful blows. Gada is made of heavy metal like as
iron, bronze, copper etc. It was much effective rather
than swords & knives in the wars. Length is up to 5
feets & weight is up to 20-30 kilograms.
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 Talwar (Sword)
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 Talwar is a curved bladed long sword. It has a steel
blade which is approximately 16.5 " x 1" width. The
blade is sharpened on the convex edge, or “outside”,
of the curve. Weigh is up to 2-4 pounds.
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 Parashu (Battle Axe)
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 Parashu is one type of battle axe specifically
designed for combat. Many were suitable for use in
one hand, while others were larger and were
deployed two-handed. Length is up to 5 feet &
weight is up to 6 pounds.
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 Kharga (Heavy Sword)
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 Kharga is one kind of sword. But it's very large in
shape & also very heavy in weight. Kharga has
significance both as a battle weapon and a ritual
object. Length is up to 32 inches & weight is up to 10
pounds.
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 Trishul (Triple bladed
spear)
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 Trishul is most likely as Valla. But it has three blades
instead of one. It was also very popular in the wars
in ancient India. Length is up to 30 inches & weight
is up to 6 kilograms.
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 Bhuj, Or Kirpan
(Dagger)
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 This kind of dagger were mostly used in India
during duels. These daggers are small in shape &
size, 6-10 inches long and 2-4 inches wide. Weight is
up to 500 grams. This dagger is made of steel, jade,
gold, diamond, emerald, ruby, agate etc. These
daggers were not popular in the wars, only popular
for hand-to-hand fighting.
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 Spear (Bhaala)
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 A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft,
usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may
be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is
the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made
of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such
as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or bronze. The most
common design for hunting or combat spears since
ancient times has incorporated a metal spearhead
shaped like a triangle, lozenge, or leaf. The heads of
fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated
edges.
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 Chakkar/Chakram
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 The chakram (Sanskrit: cakram; Punjabi: chakkar;
Malay: cakeram) is a throwing weapon from the
Indian subcontinent. It is circular with a sharpened
outer edge and a diameter of 12–30 centimetres (4.7–
11.8 in). It is also known as chalikar meaning "circle",
and was sometimes referred to in English writings as
a "war-quoit". The Chakram is primarily a throwing
weapon but can also be used hand-to-hand. A
smaller variant called chakri was worn on the wrist.
A related weapon is the chakri dang, a bamboo staff
with a chakri attached at one end.
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