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The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c15.44

The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c15.44

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c15.44

| NAME. | CLASS. | REMARKS. |
| PERSIAN. | ENGLISH. | SUWĀR. YAKASPAH. | PIYĀDAH. | |
| *Kahardah Turānī* | — | Rs. 40 | Rs. 14, 11, 7 | |
| * " Hindustānī* | — | (as ordered) | Rs. 8, 7, 6, 5½ | |
| *دوب رغب* | — | (as ordered) | Rs. 15 | |
| *Najjār* | Carpenters | (as ordered) | Rs. 8, 7, 5 | |
| *Basali* | — | — | Rs. 10 | An armourer? Steing. 187, *Basal*, an iron helmet. |
| *Āhangar* | Blacksmiths | — | Rs. 6½, 6½, 6 | *Musufi* (double?) Rs. 9¾ |
| *Dhūnah* | Cotton-carders | — | Rs. 6 | |
| *Badaha* | — | — | Rs. 6, 5 | |
| *Sahalki* | — | — | Rs. 8, 7 | |
| *Khor bahliyah* | — | — | Qadim, Rs. 9 Usual, Rs. 8, 7 | *Baheliyah*, a bird snarer? |
| *Sang-tarāsh* | Stone masons | — | Rs. 8, 7, 6 | |
| *Mochī* | Leather workers | — | Rs. 8 | |
| *Atashbāz* | Firework makers | — | Rs. 7, 6, 5 | |
| *Kharātī* | Turners | — | Rs. 7 | |
| *Ārah-kash* | Sawyers | — | Rs. 6 | |
| *Beldār* | Diggers | — | (blank) | |
| *Naqb-kun* | Miners | Rs. 20, 17 | Rs. 4¾, 4½, 4 | |
| *Tabrdār* | Axemen | — | Mirdahah, Rs. 5½ Private, Rs. 4¼ | |
| *Sālotrī* | Farriers | Rs. 15 | | |