Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c9.s2.38

c9.s2.38

These horses were branded with the king's mark and given over to horsemen with the necessary provisions for every month, and when they died the maintainer of the dead horse was obliged to take the piece of skin containing the king's mark to the Chief Master of the horse so that another was given in its place.75 Each knight was given one horse for his own riding, a groom and a slave girl for his service and the necessary daily supplies. If he did not maintain it properly he was deprived of his horse and given another which was of an inferior quality.⁷⁶