The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c14.39

c14.39

How these ships were manned and armed in Shivaji's days is not precisely known, but probably there was not much difference in the naval practice of Shivaji and that of the Angrias. The *Ghurabs* in the days of the Angrias carried sixteen guns and a hundred and fifty armed men, while the *Gallivats* had six guns and sixty fighters. The ship's crew were divided into two classes—gunners and ordinary soldiers intended for boarding the enemy vessels.¹