New Empires and Kingdoms — Social Studies STD 6 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social StudiesNew Empires and Kingdoms3 Marks
Question
What were the changes in the army after the Gupta period?
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Answer
The protection of an Empire required huge and strong army. Thus, special attention was paid to maintain a huge and efficient army.
Infantry, cavalry and elephants were the main divisions of the army.
Besides, there were military leaders known as samantas, who provided troops to the king whenever required.
Samantas were not paid regular salaries. Instead, some of them received grants of land. They collected revenue from the land and used this to maintain soldiers, horses and provide equipment for warfare.
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