[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) › c20.32 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.32 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.32 - **Language:** English ### [c20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.32) \*Mansab\* — ‘The word \*Mansab\* is literally the place where anything is put or erected; and then, as a secondary meaning the state or condition of holding a place, dignity or office.’ Irvine, \*The Army of the Indian Moghuls\*, p. 3. - [Previous: c20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.31) - [Next: c20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.33) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.32) · Pramāṇa