The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c9.34

c9.34

and a protection for the back of the neck is provided of similar materials. The jacket is composed of cotton thickly quilted between cloths, and so substantial as almost to retain the shape of the body like stiff armour. To penetrate this covering with the edge of the sword was to be done only by the practice of cutting.” (Valentine Blacker, “War,” 302).