Zamburaks

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

Origin: Mughal India (with Middle Eastern precursors, i.e. Mamluk Camel riders who fired crossbows on camel-back]]

The Zambuvraks where a special branch

the Camel Cavalry of the legendary Mughal Empire, 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), which where fired after the camel was lowered to its knees and had its legs tied together.

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).

Short Range: Katar Dagger

Mid Range: Talwar sword or Shamshir (scimitar)

Long range: Shaturnal Cannon (size and weight varied considerably, yet was a small falconet cannon that fired 2-lbs round balls, large ones similar in size to average 4 feet long Falconet, which itself had an absolute range of 5,000 feet)

Special: Camel (can run as fast as a Horse, can survive longer without water, can transverse desert better than a horse, scares horses silly (unless conditioned to be around them without panicking).