State and Government in Ancient India c23.s5.33

c23.s5.33

In a well-trained army officers were appointed over ten, hundred, a thousand and ten thousand soldiers, known as Gaulmikas Śatānīkas, Sahasrānīkas and Āyutikas. Regular drill was taken and half-trained soldiers were paid less. The army had its office establishment, which kept account of the weapons, provisions, salaries, etc. Such well-trained and well-officered forces formed, however, only a small section of the total army. Great attention was paid to the construction and proper equipment of the different types of forts.