Shivaji and His Times c5.s3.8

c5.s3.8

∗ His entire army consisted of 3,000 horsemen [besides a fluctuating number of Mavle infantry.] But two thousand of these troopers were the owners of their horses and arms, and could have left Shivaji any day for a higher bidder. He had remounts of his own for only 1,200 men. [Sabh. 8.] The income of the entire Puna jagir of Shahji was only a lakh and a half of Rupees, and some portions of it were not yet in Shivaji's hands. The building and repairing of forts consumed much of his small gains of treasure trove and booty.