[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) › c5.78 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.78 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c5.78 - **Language:** English ### [c5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.78) The old aristocracy did not respond to his call. Though the Mores of Jawli were broken, they would not bend their knee before the man of yesterday. The Ghorpades of Mudhol positively identified themselves with the Bijapur Government, and so did the Manes of Mhasvad. The Savants of Wari yielded to superior force but did so with reluctance and were never reconciled to their new lot. Even the Nimbalkars, near relations of Shivaji, could not be accounted steadfast friends. Thus Shivaji could not win to his side the land-owning interests, but the masses flocked to him, they hailed him as their King and leader, and it was the tillers of the soil, the hewers of wood and drawers of water, who formed the mainstay of the new movement.² - [Previous: c5.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.77) - [Next: c5.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.79) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c5.78) · Pramāṇa