The strategic supremacy of Magadha was heavily accelerated by its absolute geographic proximity to dense forest reserves. How did these specific forest belts directly catalyze Magadhan imperial logistics?

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The thick forests of south Bihar and the Rajmahal hills gave Magadha concrete material advantages. The timber was mined to construct massive defensive city walls and military river boats. Crucially, the forests supplied huge volumes of wood charcoal required to fuel furnaces at smelting sites, enabling the state to manufacture iron weapons at an unmatched scale.

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