Arms and 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.
Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq.
Battle of Morval.
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