[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) › c5.15 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.15 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.15 - **Language:** English ### [c5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.15) ³ Persian \*Bargir\* literally means a burden taker but in the Mughal as well as in the Maratha army the term signified a soldier who rode a horse furnished by his employer. - [Previous: c5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.14) - [Next: c5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.16) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.15) · Pramāṇa