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0:00 - Ring Chakra
0:37 - Throwing Weapon
1:57 - Design of a Chakra
2:40 - History of the Chakra
5:17 - Deeper History
6:09 - 1000 Year old Model
7:42 - Sophisticated Weapon
8:48 - Proof Outside India
11:14 - Conclusion

Special thanks to Jayesh Kumar Pandian - His Channel:
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Hey guys, today we are going to look at this traditional Indian weapon called Chakra or Chakram. This is a medieval form of this weapon and there are several advanced versions, like this ancient Chakra, also known as Sudharshan Chakra which is supposed to be extremely sophisticated, - we will see this in a few minutes. Now, let us focus on this Chakra, I call it the Ring chakra and this is essentially a flat ring made of metal. This is a special kind of weapon because we usually use hand held weapons, but this is a throwing weapon, and that's unique. While it is quite possible to use the chakra simply as a hand-held cutting weapon like a knife in close combat, the beauty of the Chakra is in throwing it - It was mostly used as a throwing weapon.
If you throw it, you can see the damage it can do to a human body. If this weapon was thrown at someone's neck it would create a very deep wound, possibly a fatal injury. Even if you hit the enemy on his sides, the cut is deep. The Chakra is also different from other throwing weapons like a throwing axe, for example. A throwing axe can only hit and damage at one single point, but the Chakra keeps rotating even as it comes in contact with anything.. so, it will create a much deeper and larger cut as it rotates, within the body of the enemy. You can see such a cut here.
Typically, a Chakra like this is about 2 inches to a 6 inches in radius. It is designed with a sharp outer edge, and a blunt inner circumference, So you are safe to hold it from the inside and you can even twirl it with your fingers and just kind of snap release it on your enemy. Now, this is actually an original antique weapon so it is not that sharp, antique collectors like my friend Jayesh won't sharpen it because it will lose its antiquity, but it can still do serious damage, after all these years.
So, what is the history behind this weapon? We do have solid historical records of this weapon from the year 1500 onwards. When Europeans came to India, they were astonished to see this weapon, being used by a group of people called Sikhs. Sikhs are known for their integrity and bravery, and they follow a specific religion known as Sikhism. Europeans noted that Sikh Warriors wore a long conical turban, and Chakras of different sizes were placed on them. A chakra was put on the index finger of the right hand, and made to spin several times and then hurled with great force at the enemy lines, and the razor edges created terrible wounds and incredible damage to the enemy.
While European accounts are quite vivid, they don't have any pictures. But we do have pictures of these chakras from an Indian text called Akbar Nama, these are original pictures from this 16th century text. And you can see there are several flying rings, and you can see wounded people with deep cuts. Notice how these people are wearing these Chakras, and some of them are twirling these on their fingers. Each warrior would throw half a dozen of these chakras directly on the frontlines, and it will completely destroy the enemy lines. A barrage of Chakras flew against the enemies in the first few minutes of any battle.

- Praveen Mohan

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