The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c7.25

c7.25

These were the *darakhadars* or feemen designed as a check on the *saranjamdar*, who was expected to keep an additional staff of three clerks at an annual salary of 350, 300, and 250 Rupees each. As he was a chief of some importance, it was rightly surmised that he would have some *saranjamdars* of his own; and he would have to make provision for their civil staff, an extra sum of 2,000 Rupees was granted for that purpose.¹