The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c17.3

c17.3

Nobles while at headquarters were bound to appear twice a day, morning and evening, at the emperor’s audience, and on this point they were strictly supervised. But there seems to have been no regular drill and no manœuvres. From time to time they paraded their troops in the outer court during the time of public audience, and the state of the horses and elephants was then observed. Occasionally, but very rarely, there were special parades in the open¹; these generally took place on the line of march, the emperor passing in review the troops of some particular commander, as he was making his march to his next camping ground. For instance, Dāūd Khān, Pannī, thus paraded his troops before Bahādur Shāh on the 26th Ramaẓān 1120 H. (8th Dec. 1708), Danishmand Khān, entry of that date.