The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c22.7
The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c22.7
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Skirmishers. Qarāwal is defined by Steingass, 962, as T. a sentinel, watchman, spy, guard, the vanguard, a gamekeeper, a hunter. In peace these men were the imperial huntsmen; in war, they were sent ahead as scouts and skirmishers.