Arms and Armour

Indian armour

Armor in the Indian subcontinent was used since antiquity. Its earlier reference is found in the Vedic period. Armor has been described in religious texts; including the Itihasa epics Ramayana and Mahabharat, as well as in the Puranas.

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• ▸History of martial arts
• ▸Butea
• ▸Caerleon

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