War in Ancient India c7.s1.t4.44
War in Ancient India c7.s1.t4.44
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⁶⁸ The use of burning naphtha balls thrown against onrushing elephants to frighten them and make them turn back on their own side, is mentioned by early Muhammadan historians as a feature of the warfare between the Rajputs and the Turkish invaders from the North-west (Elliot and Dowson, Vol. I.)