Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c10.s8.1

v1.c10.s8.1

The imperial army consisted of about sixty thousand combatants, formed in five main divisions: the Vanguard consisting of the wazir's contingent of Turks now led by his son Muin; the Right wing under Safdar Jang at the head of a picked body of Irāni soldiers taken over from Nādir army, besides Indians of the Purbia class; the Centre under Prince Ahmad and his guardians; the Left wing formed by a large contingent of Rajput horse under Ishwari Singh of Jaipur and other Rajahs; and the Rearguard under Nāsir Khan. The baggage camp was placed behind the Centre. In the actual fighting the Vanguard formed one line abreast of the two wings.