Question

In Magadha elephants were captured And used in army

True or false?

Answer 1

The answer to the given question is as follow:

• Elephants were used in the ancient Indian army regardless of region, dynasty, or time period; their significance was never questioned and continued well into the mediaeval period.
• The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus), one of the three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia, was gradually tamed and used in both peace and war on the subcontinent due to its easy availability.

Thus, answer to the given question is true.

Answer 2

True. In Magadha, elephants were captured and used in the army.

Nandas of Magadha had roughly 3,000 elephants from the mid-4th century BCE until 321 BCE. Elephant divisions existed in the Mauryan and Gupta empires as well; Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 BCE) had roughly 9,000 elephants.

Elephants in the Magadha empire

• Each kingdom had its own elephant corps, which was commanded by a superintendent or commander.
• The sixth board of the Mauryan Empire's 30-member war office, which was made up of six boards, was in charge of the elephants, which were led by the gajadhyaksha.
• The mahapilupati was the name given to the Gupta elephant commander.

Several treatises have been written on these topics, and many major ancient books, such as Kautilya's Arthashastra (c. 4th century BCE), provide extensive information on different types of elephants, breeding, training, and behaviour in the wild.