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gupta army at march mauryan era soldiers @Picard , it is often told in india that on the day of battle of jhelum ,known to western world as battle of hydaspes. The Indian archers were not used to their full potential, as the ground was muddy and they could not steady thier bows to fire...

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My school textbooks of old , and RC Majumdars history of India .

I have read a long time ago that Indian bow string was made and still is made from bamboo tree fibre. And bamboo is a very strong tree , also the string was made over a period of 2 or 3 weeks for a bow , whatever the process the string was tremendously powerful. Greeks themselves say that ...