[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [State papers](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin) › [Āʾīn-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari) › [The Ain i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett) › 166 # The Institutes of Akbar 166: AIN 6. · THE INFANTRY. The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 166 - **Language:** English ### [166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.166) As I have said something about the Cavalry, I shall make a few remarks on foot soldiers. They are of various kinds, and perform remarkable duties. His Majesty has made suitable regulations for their several ranks, and guides great and small in the most satisfactory manner. The writer of these . . . . is the Awárahnawís. Inasmuch as they are of importance, they are counted as belonging to the infantry. There are several classes of them. The first class gets 500 dáms; the second 400 d.; the third, 300 d.; the fourth, 240 d. - [Previous: 165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.165) - [Next: 167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.167) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.166) · Pramāṇa