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Aurangzeb's War Elephants: Behemoths of Mughal Battlefields
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the role of war elephants in Aurangzeb's military campaigns. From the massive fil-i-jang used at Samugarh to the logistics of capturing and training elephants in the Deccan jungles, they discuss how these animals shaped Mughal warfare, economics, and imperial imagery. The conversation touches on the Maasir-i-Alamgiri's accounts of elephant captures, the specialized elephant corps (pilkhanas), and the symbolic use of elephants in Mughal court rituals. A specific focus is the siege of Bijapur, where elephants breached gates, and the lesser-known…
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