The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c20.4

c20.4

¹ This must surely be a mistake; perhaps leopards (chītah) are meant or buffaloes for fighting with tigers. But the original Portuguese text of Manucci, Berlin Ms., Phillipps 1945, p. 47, says nothing about bulls. The sentence reads: “One hundred and fifty camels loaded with nets (redes) for hunting tigers, of which sport I have already spoken”. For the use of these nets, see Constable’s Bernier, p. 378.