The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c12.6

c12.6

From the brief account of Sambhaji’s and Rajaram’s campaigns that has come down to us, it appears that they had not much deviated from their father’s ways so far as personal comforts went during a military expedition. Born and bred in the mountains of Maharashtra, they were not accustomed to the pomp and splendour of their Mughal enemies. But Shahu had cultivated different tastes. He was brought up in a Mughal camp, where not only comforts but luxuries were provided, and the grandeur of the Mughal army was reflected, though faintly, in the pomp of the only expedition that Shahu led in person. He was more accustomed to ease and comfort than his father and grandfather, and he could afford to proceed on his journey slowly. He was not in a hurry like them.