[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) › 75.2 # The Institutes of Akbar 75.2 The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 75.2 - **Language:** English ### [75.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75.2) All weapons for the use of His Majesty have names, and a proper rank is assigned to them. Thus there are thirty swords, (khāçah swords) one of which is daily sent to His Majesty’s sleeping apartments. The old one is returned, and handed over to the servants outside the Harem, who keep it till its turn comes again. Forty other swords are kept in readiness: they are called kotal swords. When the number of khāçah swords (in consequence of presents, &c.) has decreased to twelve, they supply new ones from the kotal swords. There are also twelve Yakbandi(?), the turn of every one of which recurs after one week. Of Jāmdhars and K’hapwahs, there are forty of each. Their turn recurs every week; and each has thirty kotals, from which deficiencies are supplied as before. Besides, eight knives, twenty spears and barchhas are required monthly. Of eighty-six Mashhadi bows, Bhadéyan bows, and twenty-four others, are returned monthly.... In the same manner a rank is assigned to each. - [Previous: 75.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75.1) - [Next: 75.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75.3) - [Up: 75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.75.2) · Pramāṇa