Was late medieval India ready for a revolution in military affairs? - Part III

Was late medieval India ready for a revolution in military affairs? - Part III

 

Airavat Singh

This is the third in the series of articles on indigenous Indian infantry. The previous articles covered the Berads, the Jats, and the Ruhelas—this article has been reserved for the Purbias. Their story covers a long period of nearly three centuries—from the heyday of the Mughal Empire, to the spectacular rise of the Maratha power, and ending with their role in the 1857 revolt against the British East India Company.(more