[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) › c20.52 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.52 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.52 - **Language:** English ### [c20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.52) \*Saranjam\* — ‘Lands held in surinjam involve the condition of military service; the term is of Persian origin, meaning “furniture”, “apparatus”; implying that the lands are to defray the expense of equipment: in fact Surinjam is synonymous with military Jagheer.’ Sykes, \*Special Report on the Statistics of the Four Collectorates of Dukhan under the British Government\*, p. 286. - [Previous: c20.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.51) - [Next: c20.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.53) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.52) · Pramāṇa