On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims : of the Ancient Hindus,With Special Reference to Gunpowder and Firearms [Hardcover]

Name : On the Weapons, Army Organisation, and Political Maxims : of the Ancient Hindus,With Special Reference to Gunpowder and Firearms [Hardcover]

Author : Gustav Oppert

Book Format : Hardcover

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121294836

Language : English

Pages : 101-200 Pages

Publish Year : 2023

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Book : 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. About The Author : Gustav Solomon Oppert, (30 July 1836 – 1 March 1908) was a German Indologist and Sanskritist. He was a professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology, Presidency College, Madras, a Telugu translator to government, and a curator in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library. He was a professor in Madras from 1872 to 1893. He was also editor of the Madras Journal of Literature and Sci

Country of Origin : India