[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928) › c10.44 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c10.44 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c10.44 - **Language:** English ### [c10.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10.44) In a document dated 1754-55 one Madhav Rao Shivdev is mentioned as the Chief of the Artillery department and the civil administration of the department was vested in him and the \*Dewan\*, \*Majumdar\*, \*Fadnis\* and \*Sabnis\*.³ The \*Tophkhana\*, like other departments, must have been furnished with the usual \*Darakhdar\* staff of eight officers, although only four are mentioned in the document quoted above. A fifth officer, the \*Potnis\*, is mentioned in a letter of 1765-66, where we read that the \*Potnis\* of the artilley commanded by one Bhikan Khan attached to the army of Raghunath Rao had an annual salary of Rs. 150 only.⁴ - [Previous: c10.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10.43) - [Next: c10.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10.45) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c10.44) · Pramāṇa