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# The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c6.74

The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c6.74

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### [c6.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c6.74)

To the \*chauth\* and \*sardeshmukhi\* the Marathas later added another demand, viz., the \*ghasdana\*, or fodder money, a military contribution amounting to five per cent. of the revenue. This contribution was specially associated with the Bhonslas of Nagpur and was sometimes levied even in the Peshwa’s territories.²

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