---
title: Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa
author: Dharma
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8566/mauryan-and-pre-mauryan-soldiers-from-the-sanchi-s/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa

_Authored by Dharma_

## Image File

[![Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8566.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8566.jpg)

## Image Caption

Details of what chariots, [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) elephants and cavalry would have looked like in the 5th century BCE. In all probability, this is how the Magadhan soldiers looked. Details taken from the “War over the [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/)’s Relics” [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/). Location: South Gate (rear bottom architrave), [Stupa](https://www.worldhistory.org/stupa/) no.1, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dharma. (2018, April 09). Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8566/mauryan-and-pre-mauryan-soldiers-from-the-sanchi-s/>
### Chicago
Dharma. "Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8566/mauryan-and-pre-mauryan-soldiers-from-the-sanchi-s/>.
### MLA
Dharma. "Mauryan and Pre-Mauryan soldiers from the Sanchi Stupa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8566/mauryan-and-pre-mauryan-soldiers-from-the-sanchi-s/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:035_The_War_over_the_Buddha%27s_Relics_(33813012975).jpg) by [**Dharma**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:035_The_War_over_the_Buddha%27s_Relics_(33813012975).jpg). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 09 April 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.