[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Fall of the Mughal Empire](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932) › v2.c25.s5.2 # Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c25.s5.2 Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c25.s5.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c25.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5.2) ∗ \*SPD.\* xxi. 148. The Peshwa had fixed Rs. 12 as the monthly salary of a trooper. But Antaji Manakeshwar, who commanded the contingent, rightly pointed out that, considering the high prices in Delhi, a cavalryman could not feed himself and his charger there on less than Rs. 25 a month. If therefore the full strength was maintained, the 5000 men would have consumed 15 lakhs, leaving no surplus to be sent to the Puna treasury. - [Previous: v2.c25.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5.1) - [Next: v2.c25.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5.3) - [Up: v2.c25.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5) ## Cites (1) - [Selections from the Peshwa Daftar](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.maratha.daftar.peshwa-daftar) — Marathi --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1932.v2.c25.s5.2) · Pramāṇa