those 2 reasons (flat ground, rainy season) were applicable during vedic times too.. i think infantry over the ages developed tactics against chariots, chariots became more expensive for their worth , horses that used to draw chariots were smaller earlier but thru selective breeding horses became bigger. these bigger horses could now carry soldiers. these reasons were applicable not only in india, but in egypt, anatolia, persia and other civilizations invention and improvements in the stirrups meant horse riders had better chance of not falling down while firing a bow or yielding spears on horseback. all these reasons and more made the chariot eventually obsolete
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Yes these two reasons were there in the Vedic period but during the Vedic period there were no war elephants. This we also have to keep in account for the decline of chariot warfare.
@sbksharath16 күн бұрын
Cavalary replaced chariots. Horses became bigger. Fete of engineering replaced by animal breeding.
@playhard71914 күн бұрын
There is also another reason that is in Vedic time empires were much smaller so the battles would have happened similar flat terrains, but when the empires grow mostly like places battels might took place could have been in between areas of two big power most like some kind of natural borders like mountains, forest and such so having an unit that cant adapt to different terrains might have been much more valuable, also the major benefits of chariot is being mobile tower, the access to better horses that and increasing use of war elephants mean you cavalry which is faster than chariot and war elephant which can serve as much taller mobile towers even if its little slower and both can function in almost any kind of terrains.
@abhijayverma4700 Жыл бұрын
Sir I like your channel very much, arguably the best on Ancient Indian History on Online platforms. It feels delighted as a history buff to stumble upon your channel, where you condense information from so many sources, accounts and researched opinions in one video. I see these days you are engaging much with Ancient Indian military history. May I please request you to consider making a video on Ancient Indian battle formations. I was curious to learn about them since a very long time.😊❤
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. There's not enough sources that talk about battle formations used in different battles, especially in the Ancient Indian case. Will do videos on Medieval battles soon.
@el_iron_duke Жыл бұрын
@@JayVardhanSingh I think by battle formations they mean the mentions of all kinds of Vyuhs in the epics like Chakravyuh
@debudada4 ай бұрын
Cavalry became predominant after the invention of saddle and stirrups , even though bare back riding was predominant in the steppes for a long time , but it was entirely dependent on the skill of the warriors , the invention of saddle and stirrups made the chariots outdated as it made cavalry a major force
@shekharb2981 Жыл бұрын
Your description of the hitherto unknown or lesser discussed subject regarding ancient India,must be appreciated.
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
thank you
@ranjanchaudhery8479 Жыл бұрын
Jay in my opinion u should try to visit some popular podcasts to deliver something interesting on ancient Indian history, this will help u in growth of this wonderful channel
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
thanks for the suggestion. Will try
@anoop61284 Жыл бұрын
In mahabharata prominent warrior Bhagadata fought on elephant in kuru war. He belonged to the same region from where porus was.
@sauravjyoti48864 ай бұрын
My dear Bhagadata was a warrior of Ancient kamrup which is modern day Assam not a place where porus belong
@sauravjyoti48864 ай бұрын
Correct yourself
@bhabaniprasadsahoo7096 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about tents🎪 used in ancient Indian wars for the soldiers to take rest. References that suggest about there existence, how they were and which materials were used to make them. Do they( if made by clothes) were being carried in long distance campaigns or they make any temporary tents by using available natural things. Actually in tv shows they show tents, so I want to know about them.
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Cotton or Wool, in my view were the materials. I don't think there is enough material to make a video on it.
@sbksharath16 күн бұрын
@@JayVardhanSingh Cotton and wool will give protection against cold but not against rain. Pastoralists of Central Asian steppee made tents out of camel skin.
@deepkadamba708321 күн бұрын
In Mahabharata War day twelve, Bhagadatta, King of Pragjyotisha, Son of Narakashur and Grand Son of Shree Varaha (Vishnu Great Boar Avatar) almost destroyed Pandavas by Riding on his Magestic Elephant Supratika. It was only Krishna who saved Arjuna. Elephants were ferocious even during Mahabharat times.
@Sdhrrt8 ай бұрын
Sir can chariots may disappear becoz of geographical and mobility purpose?
@abhisheksumanAS Жыл бұрын
Multiple points: 1. The terrain of war in Kurukshetra i.e. plains is much different from the terrain with hills and valleys where Alexander and Porus made contact. Chariots are not the right choice for the mountainous region. 2. Most warrior stories we are seeing in Mahabharata are the top generals and leaders of various battalions who need to mobilize their army constantly in various formations, thus needing a nimble flexible mode of transport while being visible and also a place to hold all kind of weapons all the time, since they will be attacked not just by hand-to-hand combat weapons but also long distance projectile weapons too due to their visibility despite being somewhat nimble. Ratha or Chariot is the best choice for the same since it also provides added defense to an extent wrt just a cavalry horse 3. It is said Mahabharata happened in Dwapar yuga meaning the people had clearly demarcated ethics of Dharma as per their professions and no one was supposed to hurt the other group when not on battlefields. It is said that farmers adjoining the battlefield were roping in the crop seeds because they knew they would not be attacked as commoners. This is very different from later periods where battlefields were not decided in advance, but it was a fight of illusions, sieges and of hit-and-run or surprise attack tactics needing faster and quieter modes of transport wrt chariots , i.e. cavalry.
@RnR1001 Жыл бұрын
Mahabharatha and Ramayana are epics. Battle in those epics never took place.
@yj9032 Жыл бұрын
People who make generalise assumptions like “people in XYZ age were ‘ethical’ etc.” based on their holy books and epics without corroborative evidence must not be taken seriously.
@drsanjaykumar3448 Жыл бұрын
What is the period of epics ?
@TheAvidWatcher Жыл бұрын
Is it true that the horse was of a much smaller size during Ramayana? How did a horse enter into war planning and how did the cavalry develop?
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
In the ancient times it is generally believed that the size of horses were smaller. They were very different from the horses which we see today.
@Mahdi20832 Жыл бұрын
Aryans have brought/migrated on Charoit for transportation and war, so it was written in vedas.... Horses were not good breeding conditions in India, so didn't left much.... Alaxender and Greeks had Chariots, with swords around it, it can cut lot of people one time. Vedic people had horses but later on didn't. Mahabharata written by Aryans, so it was mentioned. May be Mahabharata is influenced by Greek stories where Chariots every pages...
@SatyamBharatvanshi5 ай бұрын
Any proof that vedas are written by immigrants and not by local people?
@Mahdi208325 ай бұрын
@@SatyamBharatvanshi Dravidians had different writings, right to left.... therer is a science calles Linguistics and etymology...... study of different languages and words. how they relate each other.
@debasissarangi44045 ай бұрын
Just shut up
@neeburocks Жыл бұрын
Sangam Literature and Mauryan invation... Can you explain briefly...?
@mrsingha509 Жыл бұрын
Bro make a video on Invasion to Myanmar by kind of Manipur in early 18th century
@raginisingh2251 Жыл бұрын
V. Unique and knowledgeable channel of history on utube platform
@jayveer-nm4bm Жыл бұрын
Any idea abt which horse breed used?🤨🤨
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
The breeds are difficult to ascertain. We only know the regions from where these horses were brought.
@MrSurfangler Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your the analysis. However an important development in bow technology is missing . Earlier the bows used were mainly long bows with are not suitable for horse back archery. However composite recurve bows were developed which were made of composite materials ie buffalo horns on the compressed side / belly of the bow and more flexible materials like seniew were used in the backing of the bow. This allowed the bows to have extreme curvature and thus making them smaller at the same time increasing arrow speed. This made horse back archery much more effective .
@sooryanarayan4148 Жыл бұрын
If chariots had disadvantages as described in the video, then why did Indians start to use them in the first place. Does their widespread use in Mahabharata period show that the climatic conditions were dryer compared to the time of Porus. which made them preferable to use compared to elephants? Maybe when climate became wetter the population of wild elephants also increased. Still their use should have continued in dryer parts of India . What do you think?
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
It was used because the use of War elephants hadn't began yet. Also earlier there was no mounted cavalry. So using Chariots made much more sense. But when mounter horse archers began to appear, they were able to do the job of Chariot warriors more efficiently. So in shorts, because earlier there was no mounter horse archers and war elephants that is why Chariots were used.
@OK-pq1wj Жыл бұрын
Which is the book in the right with pink cover? Is it warfare in ancinet Indi up thapliyal?
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
yes
@arunanand2809 Жыл бұрын
Ratha and rota(rotation) have the same root.
@indo.iranian.Jat.007 Жыл бұрын
Sir:- Tell about Indo- Hunic Empire What's difference between (Red black White Blue Huns ) kidarites , chionites, nazek Huns , Hephthalite ? Are Kushans (Yuezhi) became vassal of White -Huns ?
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Will soon do a video on it.
@Barlas511 Жыл бұрын
Needed strong persons which weren't many.
@akk7791 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@RnR1001 Жыл бұрын
The tactics of warfare changed and it made chariots useless. Alexander nullified the effectiveness of chariots at galgamela.
@kasturipillay6626 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. But I don't see any videos on south Indian culture. Is there a reason for that.???🤔
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Will soon make videos on Southern India also.
@benefactor4309 Жыл бұрын
Chariots disappeared from everywhere..
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
Yes, but the Indian case was special because here it was the war elephant that achieved prominence. Whereas, outside the subcontinent, it was the cavalry that took the place of chariots.
@alphasigma1869 Жыл бұрын
@@JayVardhanSingh pls do long form podcasts with Abhijit Iyer Mitra see his videos about horses &turkic invasions on carvaka podcasts
@yatishagrawalyatish001 Жыл бұрын
Were horses in abundance during the Vedic age?
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
No not necessarily.
@DxvinderSingh1699 Жыл бұрын
Sir when will you make a video on Sikh empire
@JayVardhanSingh Жыл бұрын
After covering Ancient and Medieval history
@nowwhat6716 Жыл бұрын
Why are U trying to mix myth with the history. Are U trying to cater to certain types of audience like everybody else.
@ajbindas1095 Жыл бұрын
😂 lol Mahabharat is not a myth you chhudist fucker
@tennisonchristopher861 Жыл бұрын
Chariots are concoction. Reference in sangam literature is false.
@rajiburrahman8176 Жыл бұрын
Bcoz Chariot isn’t suitable for rainy muddy terrains in India. Aryans came to India from central Asia with their chariots. But as they move more east & south in India , it became more & more difficult to use & maintain chariot in battles.
@alpha-vs1fx5 ай бұрын
Nope
@rajiburrahman81765 ай бұрын
@@alpha-vs1fx Yes
@Truthseeker838 Жыл бұрын
Why Indian Army not devlop cavelry forces against Turks and Arabs although Greeks, Sytheans, Kushan and Huns murge in Indian society………
@Truthseeker838 Жыл бұрын
@GIGACHAD but when Turks attack on India they mention Indian army’s large part is foot army and most important part is elephants
@randomturd1415 Жыл бұрын
Because the best horses in the world were raised in Arabia and central Asia. You can't beat them at their own game when you have to import horses from them. Also it was somewhat possible to win without horses(British longbows decimated french knights occasionally), but it required us to let go of our obsession with elephants. That didn't happen either.
@rishavkumar1250 Жыл бұрын
@@randomturd1415 Well, during the Arab Invasions, the Indian kingdoms still had access to Central Asian tribes who were still not islamized and thus a steady supply of horses was maintained
@rishavkumar1250 Жыл бұрын
@@Truthseeker838 yes, Cavalry was only used in a supporting role, most of the fighting was done by Infantry which is why indian swords,Armour and other infantry weapons were one of the best in the world .
@anirudh177 Жыл бұрын
Guptas extensively increased and used cavalry against Huns.
@tattvamashi Жыл бұрын
Sir, how old is Mahabharata and Ramayan?
@samratvikramaditya305 Жыл бұрын
*Lord Rama was born in 5114 BCE in Ayodhya and Lord Krsna was Born in 3112 BCE in Mathura which Makes Ramayan and Mahabharat 7000 and 5000 years old*
@tattvamashi Жыл бұрын
@@samratvikramaditya305 Dhanyavadam 🙏
@Anonymous-nz1pl Жыл бұрын
@@tattvamashi I think nilesh oak has authored books like "When did the mahabharata war happened" , "Historic Rama" etc. According to evidences from multiple disciplines-astronomy, geology etc Mahabharata war-7000 years ago Ram ravana yudh-14000 years ago
@randomturd1415 Жыл бұрын
When you find the remains of brahmastra flying chariots half monkey vanar sena then we can discuss when did the Mahabharata happened ☠️ Or else we can discuss how much of the Mahabharata even happened
@tattvamashi Жыл бұрын
@@randomturd1415 Submerged City of Dwarka.
@mamtamaan2146 Жыл бұрын
Tum bhut acchi Hindi bolte ho to Hindi me video bnaao please
@rudra8950 Жыл бұрын
I think the use of chariots declined cause after mahabharata there was not of Dharama in battle where the prior location was decided before fight like place with a solid ground and the wars started happening at advantageous locations like strategic mountains locations or near beaches or deep forest where chariots were basically useless so that's why the use of chariots declined and only elephants and horses were used who were more mobile