Administrative System of the Marathas c14.s3.11

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²⁷ Sabhasad, p. 58. Sen, Siva Chhatrapati, pp. 76-77. Among the weapons in the royal armoury or Jirat Khana Raghunath Pandit not only mentions swords, daggers, and spears of different descriptions but also shields, clubs (gurguza) and battle axes (parashu). The curious reader will find an excellent chapter on arms and armours of the Marathas in "A description of Indian and Oriental Armour." By the Rt. Hon'ble Lord Egerton of Tatton, M.A., London, 1896.