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The warriors belonged to the Kshatriya varna. The main share from the booty obtained during cattle raids and battles went to the chief of the tribe. They used bronze weapons and horse-drawn spoke-wheeled chariots described prominently in the Rigveda. The Rigvedic tribes of Indo-Aryans were led by their kings ( raja) and engaged in wars with each other and other tribes. Kalibangan Fortification wall and square bastions, Rajasthan, India, 2500 BCE.
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Another copper seal from Mohenjo Daro shows a horned hunter holding a composite bow. Īn Indus seal depicting a soldier firing a composite bow was unearthed in Shortugai, Afghanistan, which indicates that Indus people were already familiar with it long before they were depicted in ancient Indian reliefs. Īn excavation at Sinauli's necropolis has yielded copper swords, helmets and chariots, dating from 2000 to 1800 BC, which suggests the presence of a warrior class of people in the region during the Copper-Bronze Age (3300 BC–1200 BC). Sites such as Desalpar, Dholavira's have yielded massive stone fortifications and the acropolis is extensively fortified with tall standing walls and furnished with ramparts and gateways.
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Sites such as Mohenjo Daro and Dholavira exhibit some outstanding examples of Bronze Age Indian fortifications with their thick tall walls, with the walls made of burned bricks at some places solid mud-brick embankment have been discovered which run for twenty five feet (7.5 meters) without reaching the bottom. These forts also feature square and round bastion and contain a citadel constructed at an elevated height. Banawali is among the earliest sites in the world where moats have been discovered.