Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at PRIO, Norway

• Preface  Introduction  1. From Tribe to Kingdom: Chariots and Transformation of Warfare in South Asia, 1500 BCE-300 BCE  2. Theory and Practice of Warfare in the Maurya and Gupta Empires: 300 BCE-500 CE  3. Theory and Practice of Warfare from Post Gupta Era to the Beginning of Islamic Intrusion in South Asia: Circa 500 CE to 1000 CE  4. Horses and Government under the Sultans: 700 CE-1500 CE  5. Horses, Guns and Warfare in South Asia: 1500-1740  6. Naval Warfare in Pre-modern South Asia  Conclusion

Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at PRIO, Norway

• Preface  Introduction  1. From Tribe to Kingdom: Chariots and Transformation of Warfare in South Asia, 1500 BCE-300 BCE  2. Theory and Practice of Warfare in the Maurya and Gupta Empires: 300 BCE-500 CE  3. Theory and Practice of Warfare from Post Gupta Era to the Beginning of Islamic Intrusion in South Asia: Circa 500 CE to 1000 CE  4. Horses and Government under the Sultans: 700 CE-1500 CE  5. Horses, Guns and Warfare in South Asia: 1500-1740  6. Naval Warfare in Pre-modern South Asia  Conclusion

Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at PRIO, Norway

• Preface  Introduction  1. From Tribe to Kingdom: Chariots and Transformation of Warfare in South Asia, 1500 BCE-300 BCE  2. Theory and Practice of Warfare in the Maurya and Gupta Empires: 300 BCE-500 CE  3. Theory and Practice of Warfare from Post Gupta Era to the Beginning of Islamic Intrusion in South Asia: Circa 500 CE to 1000 CE  4. Horses and Government under the Sultans: 700 CE-1500 CE  5. Horses, Guns and Warfare in South Asia: 1500-1740  6. Naval Warfare in Pre-modern South Asia  Conclusion