The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c8.34

c8.34

Of these the Khasgi paga or the Peshwa’s private cavalry were by far the best. They formed a choice body armed, equipped and paid directly by the State; but their number was very small. According to Kasiraj Pandit, the *Khase paga* at Panipat did not number more than 6,000 out of a total of 38,000 cavalry under different chiefs.¹