[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c8.28 # War in Ancient India c8.28 War in Ancient India c8.28 - **Language:** English ### [c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8.28) | | Name of officer. | Pay in paṇas. | Approximate equivalent in pounds sterling. | | 1. | Commander-in-chief | 48,000 | 2,400 | | 2. | Commander | 24,000 | 1,200 | | 3. | Chiefs of— | | | | | Elephants | 8,000 | 400 | | | Horses | 8,000 | 400 | | | Chariots | 8,000 | 400 | | | Infantry | 8,000 | 400 | | 4. | Superintendents of— | | | | | Infantry | 2,000 | 100 | | | Cavalry | 2,000 | 100 | | | Chariots | 2,000 | 100 | | | Elephants | 2,000 | 100 | | 5. | Charioteer | 2,000 | 100 | | | The army surgeon | 2,000 | 100 | | | The trainer of horses | 2,000 | 100 | | | Carpenter | 2,000 | 100 | | | Trainer of other animals | 2,000 | 100 | | 6. | Soldier | 500 | 25 | | | Clerical assistant | 500 | 25 | | 7. | Elephant driver | 500 to 1,000 | 25 to 50 | - [Previous: c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8.27) - [Next: c8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8.29) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c8.28) · Pramāṇa