The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c29.51

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Sībā (towers at sieges, also “cavaliers”), 271, 277, 279, 280. Sieges of Gurdāspūr and Thūn, 270, 285; particular, 288; of Qandahār, 289; of Bijāpur, 289; of Jinjī, 289; of Khelnah, 289; of Kandānah, 289; of Wākankherā, 289; of Jaitpur, 289; of Allahābād, 290; of Bangarh, 290. Sihām (arrows), 97. Sihbandī (local militia), 166. Sih-bhālah (kind of spear), 98. Sih-pāyah (tripod for matchlock), 104. Silah (weapons in general), 62. Silahdār (class of trooper), 37, 47. Silah-posh (a class of troops), 164. Sinān (spear in general), 81. Singauta (parrying shield), 79. Single-stick play, 185. Singrā (priming horn), 107. Sipāh-i-fālez (undisciplined troops), 241. Sipar (a shield), 77. Sirohī (kind of sword), 76; gaj bail (id.), 77. Sitāpur (fortress), 269. Siyāha daul (estimate of allowances), 17. Siyāh namūdan (to appear in the distance), 241. Siyāhposh (class of troops), 183. Skirmishers (qarāwalān), 225. Slain and wounded, plundering of, 259. Spears, 73, 81; short, 81; mode of wielding, 82. Spies, 213. Sqarlāt (broad-cloth), 73 n. 1. Standards, 32, 205; Yak’s-tail, 34. Starvation, reduction of fortresses by, 284. Statement (Haqīqat), 16. Stones, use of, by besieged, 283. Storming, 281. Stratagems, 244; of war, 255. String of bow, 93. Stringing the bow, 102. Subī (part of armour), 68. Sūfār (notch of bow), 93. Sultānī (Royal), 44. Sunāin (head of spear), 81. Sūraj-mukhī (kind of standard), 34. Surang (a mine), 274. Sūrat (fortress), 269. Surgeons (jarrāḥ), establishment of, 52. Surkh-posh (class of troops), 44, 183. Suwār (troopers), 5; Rank, 9. Swivel-gun, 109. Swordplay, 186. Swords, 73, 74; mode of carrying, 74. Sword-stick, 77. System, Akbar’s, of making over elephants to grandees, 20.