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Weapons used by Ajatashatru
A description of the war between Ajatashatru's Magadha and Vriji confederacy reveals a set of weaponries which could quite easily be related to our modern day weapons. The description mentions the use of two weapons which appear to have been new to Magadhan military technology. These were the mahashilakuntaka, a large sized catapult used for hurling heavy pieces of stone, and the rathamushala, a chariot with knives and cutting edges fixed on to it and a place under cover for the charioteer for driving through the opposing ranks and literally mowing them down.
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