5.15 By the light of the western dawn

( This week, we witness the build up to a great battle of the age: the Pratihara king has brought his army from the east, thick with warhorses. The Pala king has brought his army from the west, loaded with mountainous elephants. They meet for battle on the shores of the Ganges. In this episode, we spend time with a Pratihara horsemen. We hear the story of his king, we check out his equipment, and hear about his horse. Also in this episode: the first thesaurus, a cunning nut seller, and a gratuitous rant about military history (sorry).

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5.15 By the light of the western dawn is an episode from The History of India Podcast by Kit Patrick.

This episode is 50:10 long.

This episode was published on Aug 3, 2019.

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