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The Chola Empire's War Elephants: Shock and Awe in Medieval India
The Chola Empire, renowned for its naval power and bronze artistry, also fielded one of the most formidable elephant corps in Indian history. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Rajaraja Chola I and his successors deployed war elephants not just as weapons, but as symbols of sovereignty and divine power. They discuss the capture and training of elephants from the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, the logistics of feeding and moving thousands of animals, and the terrifying battlefield tactics that made Chola elephants the envy of rivals from the Pandyas to the Srivijaya Empire. Lucas…
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