The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c22.14

c22.14

*Wings of the Centre.* These were called *taraḥ*. P. de Courteille, “Dict.” 382, translates this word as used in Bābar’s “Memoirs”, ii, 167, Text, 344, by the word “reserve”. Horn assigns to the *taraḥ*, which he also calls the reserve, a position on each side, but somewhat in advance, of the centre itself. In this position these troops would seem rather to be the advanced guard than the reserve of the centre. Khāfī Khān, ii, 876, distinguishes into *taraḥ-i-dast-i-chap* and *taraḥ-i-dast-i-rāst*.