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title: Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour
author: Dharma
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8567/magadhan-and-mauryan-arms-and-armour/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour

_Authored by Dharma_

## Image File

[![Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8567.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8567.jpg)

## Image Caption

Details of what soldiers’ arms and armour as well as soldiers themselves in action 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). Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8567/magadhan-and-mauryan-arms-and-armour/>
### Chicago
Dharma. "Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8567/magadhan-and-mauryan-arms-and-armour/>.
### MLA
Dharma. "Magadhan and Mauryan Arms and Armour." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8567/magadhan-and-mauryan-arms-and-armour/>.

## 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.