Zamburaks

[[File:CamelGun.jpg|thumb|400px|Weapons: Katar Dagger, Talwar/Shamshir sword, Shaturnal Cannon, Camel.

Origin: Mughal India (1526-1858 AD).

Activities: Cannon-Marksmanship, close quarter combat (sword and dagger fighting), Camel riding. Camel trained to not panic at sound of cannon-fire on its back.

Service: 10-20 years of active duty (warriors 30-40 years old)

Battle Status: None yet (the other warriors are afraid, very very afraid...]]

The Zamburaks where a special branch of Camel Cavalry of the legendary Mughal Empire (1526-1858 AD), an Islamic Kingdom that once ruled nearly all of the Indian Sub-continent. These riders rode camels which where armed with a specialized swiveling cannon called a Shaturnal (Camel Barrel), a small falconet cannon which was fired after the camel was lowered to its knees and had its legs tied together. When fired in numbers, these cannons could deliver a savage volley. If enemy troops came at the Zumbaraks at close quarters, the riders would fight back with daggers (like the Katar), and swords (the Tulwar, Shamshir, etc), and if the enemy rode horses unaquainted with Camels, their horses would most likely panic (horses are afraid of Camels).

The idea of firing Cannons, no matter how small, off the backs of Camels, may seem ludicrous to some in the modern world, yet Camel-Cannon-cavalry like the Zamburak was so successful in battle that they where still used in India's military until the 20th century, and both outnumbered and

outlasted their comrades in arms, Cannon Mounted Elephants

(the last of which saw their guns finally silenced in 19th

century Burma/ modern Myanmar).