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# War in Ancient India c6.s5.1

War in Ancient India c6.s5.1

- **Language:** English

### [c6.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c6.s5.1)

The questions relating to the kind of armour and the mode of wearing them are indeed of lively interest and have a direct bearing on the arms used. We know that even in the days of the \*Ṛg Veda\* the equipment of the soldier consisted of a coat of mail, helmet, and even an arm-guard.

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## Cites (1)

- [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit

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