The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c29.5

c29.5

Basalī (an armourer), 174. Basolah (kind of weapon), 81. Battle Axes (tabar), 73, 80. Battle cries, 231. Battles, particular, force present at 60; order of, 223; conduct of 229; particular, 244; reports of, 254. Bayonet (sangīn), 83. Bāzār (camp market), 191. Bāz-yāft (item under objection), 19. Beldār (a digger), 173, 174. Belly-piercer (kind of dagger), 86. Besiegers and Besieged, communication between, 287. Beuta (chain-mail shirt), 67. Bhāl (arrow-head), 97. Bhālā (kind of spear), 82. Bhanjū (part of armour), 69. Bhartpur, 268. Bhīlah (class of infantry) 170. Bichwā (kind of dagger), 87. Bījāpur, siege of, 289. Bilā-shart (unconditional pay), 13. Bīmārī (illness), 25. Bīmārī-nāmah (medical certificate), 25. Birinjārā (grain-carrier), 192. Blacksmiths' forges, establishment of, 52. Blank Cartridge, 107. Blockades, 272. Blowing from guns, 184. Burj o bārah (fortifications), 264. Bound Hedge, 261. Bow (of a saddle), 72. Bows and arrows, 73, 90, 91; estimation of, 90; recent use of, 90; make of, 92; mode of drawing, 94, 96; stringing the, 102; shooting with, 102. Bow-men, 53. Brand, imperial, 49 (and see Errata); the noble's, 50 (and see Errata). Branding, 45. Bridge of boats, 211. Broad cloth, 73 n. 1. Bunain (butt of spear), 81. Bundelahs (class of infantry), 169. Burning oil, throwing of, 282.