Did Ancient Indian Soldiers wear uniforms?

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In this video, I will discuss whether there existed the concept of Uniform in Ancient Indian Armies or not. We will start our investigation from the Vedic Period and end in the Later-Gupta Period.
Reference:-
Military Costume & Accoutrements in Ancient India by Uma Prasad Thapliyal
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[@JayVardhanSingh]

Erratum: I've pronounced Śuklavāsasaḥ / शुक्लवाससः as Śuklavāsaḥ शुक्लवासः

[@Chahaman_हर्षित_00]

Actually, you missed an important piece of information regarding Indian soldier uniform. During the Greek invasion of Cyrus, he employed indian soldiers(20K) while burning of Athens, with soldier of other parts of his kingdom. The noteworthy thing that persian mentioned about Indian soldiers was, they fought bare Chest, with lower part is covered with piece of cloth(may be dhoti), it was quite distinct feature of Indian soldiers which differentiate them from other tribes of Cyrus's empire. Since they were all wore their uniforms while Indian soldiers fought bare chested, there is also a rock cut architecture nearby Cyrus grave depicting some Indian soldiers.

[@D__Ujjwal]

In Ashokan edicts, soldiers are wearing armour and also turban\armour, also in gandhar, Gupta and rashtrakuta edicts

[@MrJuggernautishere]

Can you please do a seperate video about armour in Ancient India? and also about footwear...thanks for the video..really appreciate your hard work

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks for your suggestion. I will try to videos on these topics soon.

[@adityadhath3144]

I love your contents. I'm humble request is the make a video on INDIAN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. How Indians used to record their day to day business activity. And also suggest books if we have any to know more about them.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

That is a great suggestion. I also don't know about this. First I will have to find some good books and articles on it. Thanks again for this suggestion.

[@Archi.x002]

Can you do a detailed video about the Chera kings?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I've done a video on the Sangam Age where I have discussed some Chera kings. I am afraid I don't know much about the period to cover it in depth. Maybe in future I can.

[@Archi.x002]

@@JayVardhanSingh ok

[@araghav3921]

Next video on military uniforms in mediaeval India.

[@gujjewman96]

I had asked this question. Thanks for covering it bhai👍

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Glad you found it informative.

[@PranavGogwekar]

Was there a helmet or any kind of mukuta during warfare? When do we get the first reference to a mukuta or a helmet?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will do a video on it soon

[@pankajgandhi1193]

I wanted to pointed out that Yajurveda Samhita have one chapter which describes different colors of costume used by army units. Example it describes Warriors who are in front line wearing syama kavach, senapati Laal/kesariya, etc. please correct me if I wrong. Thanks for bringing out beautiful history of India

[@nilanjangupta763]

Thank you for continuing the military history content.

[@muhammedsahal8406]

would u make a video-essay on the genesis of Jainism or for that matter Sarmanic tradition, please

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will have to read more about it first.

[@bleep0004]

Can you make a video about armour too? Also write the Sanskrit terms stated in Devangari too instead of just in Roman script.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, I will make a video on armour as well. About the second point, the problem I have is that my editing software doesn't support Devanagri fully. So that's why I don't use it. To use Devanagri, I have to convert this into an image and edit it in photoshop. This takes a long time, and I also can't use animation then. So that's why I don't use Devanagri that often.

[@UwUO-OUwU]

@@JayVardhanSingh Great video Jay! Keep up the good work. Really enjoys your podcast too. Can't resist wondering about all the books behind most of your videos. Can you make a series or playlist of book recommendations? Or maybe add some book recommendations on the description of every video?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks for your kind words. About book recommendation, I have included references of book in the description of the video on both channels. You can go through it.

[@prachinkal]

We all know that in ancient time there was no bridge. Please make a video on, how thousands of soldiers and their weapons, horses and elephants crossed rivers.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will try to do a video on it. Thanks for your suggestion.

[@Narimann]

Boats, large boats. Baby elephants were preferred usually for transportation through ships

[@gujjewman96]

Armies crossed the river at fords. Ford meaning the place in the river where water is shallow and you can cross it by walking across. Otherwise, they'd just make temporary bridges across the river like lining up the boats and binding them together with thick ropes.

[@swastika5507]

I am not able to access your blog using the given link. Kindly look into it.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Sorry for this. The site is currently down. I will be soon starting a Substack. I will let you know once it's up.

[@almurabitun]

Do videos on Warriors of Bengal

[@tvrulz46]

Mr Vardhan Singh, I hope you read this comment. Did you know the Greeks made a reference to the Indus Valley Civilization: Please read Strabo below Strabo wrote in “Geographia” Book XV: On India (c. A.D. 20): “19. Aristobulus, comparing the characteristics of this country that are similar to those of both Egypt and Aethiopia. and again those that are opposite thereto, I mean the fact that the Nile is flooded from the southern rains, whereas the Indian rivers are flooded from the northern, inquires why the intermediate regions have no rainfall for neither the Thebais as far as Syene and the reason of Meroe nor the region of India from Patalene as far as the Hydaspes has any rain. But the country above these parts, in which both rain and snow fall, are cultivated, he says, in the same way as in the rest of the country that is outside lndia; for, he adds, it is watered by the rains and snows. And it is reasonable to suppose from his statements that the land is also quite subject to earthquakes, since it is made porous by reason of its great humidity and is subject to such fissures that even the beds of rivers are changed. At any rate, he says that when he was sent upon a certain mission he saw a country of more than a thousand cities, together with villages, that had been deserted because the Indus had abandoned its proper bed, and had turned aside into the other bed on the left that was much deeper, and flowed with precipitous descent like a cataract, so that the Indus no longer watered by its overflows the abandoned country on the right, since that country was now above the level, not only of the new stream, but also of its overflows. Also Megasthenes did mention the one horned unicorn with the body of a deer found on the seals of the Harrappans

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

lol wtf does this have to do with the video 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sharadowasdr]

What was the standard uniform of 18th century Indian armies ? Or did they even have any ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Different states had uniform. The most famous example would be Punjab under Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

@@JayVardhanSingh 💪 sher e Panjab

[@rvd597]

Do you do podcast in Spotify or Amazon Music

[@JayVardhanSingh]

In Spotify, we have a podcast - Historically Speaking by Jay Vardhan Singh

[@rvd597]

@@JayVardhanSingh Thanks will listen for sure

[@akk7791]

Nice

[@rashidmohannadi8340]

the bright white clothing is probably a chapkan

[@mayanksinghfartiyal5290]

well there is not much information unfortuately

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@adwaitvedant3297]

Do you think the skeleton found at sanauli site belongs to queen vishpala about whom vedic scriptures as well as brahamana texts mention whose lower feet was cut in a war

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't know much about this so can't comment.

[@rajmallya3632]

you are definitely Shekar Guptas son

[@jayveer-nm4bm]

*DURING WAR* *SOLDIER LOOSES HIS TURBAN* *EVERYONE:- BRUH HE IS UMPIRE*

[@pranavsindhu3478]

Was aryan invasion really happened from europe? If, yes then why genetics of indians are same throughout the country?

[@pranavsindhu3478]

Can you also tell me about R1a1a haplogroup

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Sorry. I don't know enough about genetics to make a video on it. I only have some basic understanding.

[@vibhu2327]

Genetics of Indians is not same throughout the country

[@pranavsindhu3478]

@@vibhu2327 watch a video of abhijt chavda on topic aryan invasion

[@vibhu2327]

@@pranavsindhu3478 from next time dont watch Abhijit chavda