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Aurangzeb's War Elephants: Logistics, Power, and Decline
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the logistical nightmare behind Aurangzeb's massive war elephant corps. At its peak, the Mughal Empire maintained over 30,000 elephants, each consuming 600 pounds of fodder daily. We trace how elephants shaped battle tactics from the Deccan to the Hindu Kush, how their capture and training became a state-sponsored industry, and how the sheer cost of maintaining these beasts accelerated Aurangzeb's fiscal crisis. We meet the elephant stables at Delhi, the expert mahouts, the legendary elephant 'Hiranand' who fought…
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