The Institutes of Akbar 165: OTHER KINDS OF TROOPERS.

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As I have said something about the Mançabdárs and the Ahadis, I shall give a few details regarding the third class of troopers.
The horse-dealer fixes the quality of the horses, which are carefully inspected by the Bakhshis. The description of the man is then taken down in writing. If a trooper has more than one horse, they add to his establishment a camel or an ox, for which he gets half the allowance usually given to troopers of a superior class; or if this be not given, he gets an addition of two-fifths.
A Yakaspah trooper is paid according to the following rates. If his horse be an 'Iráqí, he gets 30 R. per mensem; if mujannas, 25 R.; if Turkí, 20 R.; if a Yábú, 18 R.; if a Tází, 15 R.; if a Janglah, 12 R.
The Revenue collectors of domain lands got formerly 25 R., but now only 15 R.
Troopers of this kind mustered formerly up to four horses, but now the order is not to exceed three.
Every Dahbáshí had to muster 2 chaháraspah, 3 sih-aspah, 3 duaspah, and 2 yakaspah troopers [i. e., 10 troopers with 25 horses], and the other Manṣabdárs in the same proportion. But now a Dahbáshí's contingent consists of 3 sih-aspah, 4 duaspah, and 3 yakaspah troopers [i. e., 10 troopers with 18 horses].