"The shorter, lighter clubs called Jori in India are believed to have developed independently from the battle mace described in

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"The shorter, lighter clubs called Jori in India are believed to have developed
independently from the battle mace described in ancient Sanskrit epics. Peacetime
versions of jori, used by wrestlers - and eventually soldiers for training purposes,
are mentioned in print for the first time in the twelfth-century text the Manasollasa
and the thirteenth-century Malla-Purana, emphasizing the clubs' long association with
masculinity and a kind of ascetic athleticism."
What type of supporting information is used in this excerpt?

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