The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c15.27
The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c15.27
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c15.27
Arabs. In later times, in the Dakhin at any rate, the best infantry were held to be the Arabs, who received higher pay than others. They received Rs. 12 a mouth, while the lowest pay was only Rs. 5 a mouth. The Arabs were in general fully to be depended on, but particularly so in the defence of walls (Blacker, “War”, 21).