[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) › c8.34 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c8.34 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c8.34 - **Language:** English ### [c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.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 - [Previous: c8.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.33) - [Next: c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.35) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.34) · Pramāṇa