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Aurangzeb's Elephant Corps: War Beasts of the Mughal Empire
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the role of war elephants in Aurangzeb's campaigns across the Deccan. From the massive musth-driven charges at Golconda to the daily logistics of feeding and arming thousands of pachyderms, they uncover how these living siege engines shaped Mughal warfare. Learn about the specialized elephant corps, the mahouts who rode them, and the terrifying effectiveness of spiked chains and iron-tipped tusks. Drawing on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri and the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, the hosts discuss the emperor's personal stables, the trade routes…
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