Tejas Garge
Dr. Tejas Garge, the present Director of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra is working in the field of Archaeology and Heritage Management for past two decades. Specializing in Harappan Civilisation and Firearms holds PhD from the Deccan College. He worked with Indian Archaeological Society and Archaeological Survey of India from 2001 to 2017 in various capacities. He led several archaeological expeditions in Mizoram, Haryana, Gujarat and Maharashtra. He was deputed to China and to Paul Getty Museum, LA, USA. He authored 2 books- 7 joint monographs 35 research papers and popular write-ups on web and in newspapers.
Address: Diractorate of Archaeology and Museums, Fort Saint George, Saint George Hospital Complex, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra State, India-400001
Address: Diractorate of Archaeology and Museums, Fort Saint George, Saint George Hospital Complex, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra State, India-400001
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The present paper documents the known pieces of artillery within fort and surrounding area of south Mumbai. The paper also classifies cannons according to the technology and provides details about their chronological order. The paper also highlights the change in their usage over the time.
The present paper documents the known pieces of artillery within fort and surrounding area of south Mumbai. The paper also classifies cannons according to the technology and provides details about their chronological order. The paper also highlights the change in their usage over the time.
Between the 13th and 18th centuries the Deccan was mostly divided between independent polities, competing with each other for well-watered lands, valuable minerals and diamonds, and control of routes leading to the lucrative Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal ports. In addition, there were intruders from northern India, from the Khaljis and Tughluqs to the Mughals, attracted by the region’s vast wealth. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that Deccan rulers had always to be concerned with the safety of their dynastic capitals and military outposts. As the Deccan was one of the “edges” of the Muslim political, religious and cultural sphere in South Asia during this period, conflicts with the indigenous “Hindu” world and its majority population were unavoidable. But there were also more positive interactions and fruitful accommodations, influencing developments in local warfare techniques and architectural security systems. While some scholars have been concerned to distinguish “Islamic” from “Hindu” urban citadels, wall constructions and gateway typologies, in the end it is the mingling of these diverse defensive systems that make the Deccan fortified sites so rewarding to study, as is evident from the discussions assembled here.