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The quoted article, written by one called 'Shahzad Chaudhry' (Writer), captioned Retooling militaries — changing paradigms and subsequent posts by some poster reminded me of following joke; An old cowboy sat down at the bar and ordered a drink. As he sat sipping his drink, a young woman sat...

Now, going ahead with the de-mystification, it is now turn of Trishula. If we connect to two separate heads of trishula, pointing in opposite directions, with a small bar, it becomes a Vajra; please refer to previous posts relating to Vajra for more info. It simply mean that trishula or...

Mansabdari system, for lower ranks, also included the cash payment for the provisioning of cavalry and foot soldiers, for even a very small number of soldiers, as of Jamadari (word in point) in Military affairs of that time, I hadn't read anywhere. I always thought, British always employed...

Sorry to burst your bubble, there was no concept of a nation or state as such in those time. Sub-continent, so big an area, was home to too many races, tribe, cultures, languages, etc etc, to stood have firm against anyone whether British or anyone else. Rajputs along with Mughals fighting...

I don't subscribe to the almost universally held theories of 'technological backwardness' and 'moral decadence' as being the reasons for fall of Muslims (and Marathas) in subcontinent and else where. These assertions ignore the socio-political-anthropological factors in addition to confusing...

There is difference between "exits" and "exited".

It seem that you have taken it to your heart, oh my bad.

Now there are many a Muslim people, and many a different Military Traditions and question of ...What happened? ... initially made me think that adoption, replacement, evolution etc etc of military practices (etc.) in different epochs and places and its progress to current times, But, It seems...

Now, your answer was; Frankly, went right over my head,........where is your supposed answer in it?..... Whatever....niceties of net talk.

You asked for a definition of Khanda, I linked some suitable choices from net, to explain the shapes as I think, were adopted in different time frames. I have observed (with some amazement)that there is some confusion in as of, Rajput sword, (which is self evident if google search is made, the...

:hitwall::hitwall::hitwall::hitwall: You have completely missed the sequence and the question initially raised by me. I raised the question that sword in the hand of Narasimha, as visible in stone reliefs (please go to previous posts), is not Khanda but seem like a hoplite sword, Xiphos, then...

now above last post#165 Above is 'a string of a filaments' of main thread, reproduced, to understand the red part of above your post, but have failed to comprehend it. Your ultra defensive vyuha is to much digest. what are you trying to convey?

Going with the saying, a picture is worth hundred words (or thousand words...surely you can correct me), please consider the following for older or ancient form of Khanda Blade of Khanda is thick with a central ridge and broadens right after point, and at foible blade is widest and...

Only this one line was enough, "An Asura is not all Asuras", and I am not in to calling names of any sort of. I mentioned the Khanda not Khadga in my post #154, reproduced below Shape of sword, seen in reliefs/sculptures, it not of a Khanda, but more of a hoplite sword (Xiphos)...? I will...

:disagree::disagree::disagree::disagree: How wrong you are; The extant and depth of Knowledge, on many disciplines(I wonder if you could only name a few :lol::lol::lol:) .... coupled with amazing display of expression and language, so effortlessly displayed by him (Joe Shearer) is the result...

Explained in previous posts. Srangadhara Paddhati, which in turn was largely based on Siva Dhanurveda Samhita, mentioned many times. Reason of confusion is that you are mixing the shape of bow to that of construction technique. Now last response, in your cascading style adopted in your...

Greek accounts of Hydaspes mention Chariots, but do they mention its size/description....two wheelers or four wheelers (I know I am stretching it a bit)? how many persons manned it with what weapons...... one, with javelins? or two ... one driver,other with bow or javelins, or five.... one...

Recurve or straight bow don't matter, what matter in this example is age of text. The paddhati is a very late text, but is was based on Siva Dhanurveda Samhita (Gupta age..?). This make it a worthy example. Discussion, it seems has taken new dimensions. Here you are very...

There is no refusal on my part; discussion had broadened to include caste and other matters, and you pointed out the these are not a part of Military history.... so my was that if we are discussing an issue then what if it is little bit off topic (Mods, please have little patience) I raised a...

We only want to critically analyse (don't know how many time I used this term) the available fables. As of Kshatriyas, none existed, figments of out of control imaginative powers of ancient poets. OK please quote the historical evidence/references that Kshatriyas, as fables made them, existed.