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On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus: With Special Reference To Gunpowder And Firearms - Couverture souple

Oppert, Gustav

 
9781108080392: On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims of the Ancient Hindus: With Special Reference To Gunpowder And Firearms
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1108080391 ISBN 13 : 9781108080392
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

The German Sanskrit philologist and teacher Gustav Oppert (1836–1908) worked for the greater part of his life in British India, as a professor in the Presidency College of Madras (now Chennai) and as a curator in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library. This 1880 book considers, 'with special reference to gunpowder and firearms', the weaponry of the Hindu armies of the Middle Ages. Oppert uses two main sources, the Nitiprakasika and the Sukraniti, the former 'up to now, utterly unknown', the latter having never been 'properly described and published'. Unfortunately, the Sukraniti is now believed to be a nineteenth-century document (though drawing on older sources), and Oppert's claim that gunpowder was being used in India in the twelfth century is probably untenable. Nevertheless, the work remains an interesting study of the size, organisation and weapons of Hindu fighting forces, from bows and arrows to elephants, as well as the more anachronistic firearms.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The German Sanskrit philologist and teacher Gustav Oppert (1836–1908) worked for the greater part of his life in British India, as a professor in the Presidency College of Madras (now Chennai) and as a curator in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library. This 1880 book considers, 'with special reference to gunpowder and firearms', the weaponry of the Hindu armies of the Middle Ages. Oppert uses two main sources, the Nitiprakasika and the Sukraniti, the former 'up to now, utterly unknown', the latter having never been 'properly described and published'. Unfortunately, the Sukraniti is now believed to be a nineteenth-century document (though drawing on older sources), and Oppert's claim that gunpowder was being used in India in the twelfth century is probably untenable. Nevertheless, the work remains an interesting study of the size, organisation and weapons of Hindu fighting forces, from bows and arrows to elephants, as well as the more anachronistic firearms.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108080391
ISBN 13 
9781108080392
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
Coordonnées du fabricant
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