Shivaji and His Times c13.s12.7
Shivaji and His Times c13.s12.7
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c13.s12.7
The French envoy M. Germain, who spent three days in Shivaji's camp on the Kolerun, gives a graphic account of the Maratha king's Spartan simplicity and efficient arrangements:—"His camp is without any pomp and unembarrassed by baggage or women. There are only two tents in it, but of a thick simple stuff and very small,—one for himself and the other for his minister. The horsemen of Shivaji ordinarily receive two pagodas per month as pay. All the horses belong to him and he entertains grooms for them...... Ordinarily there are three horses for every two men, which contributes to the speed which he usually makes. This chief pays his spies liberally, which has greatly helped his conquests by the correct information which they give."