[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) › c8.45 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c8.45 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c8.45 - **Language:** English ### [c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.45) The third class of horsemen employed by the Peshwa were single volunteers known as \*Ekas\* or \*Ekandas\*. Tone says: ‘The third and the most numerous description are volunteers who join the camp, bringing with them their own horse and accoutrements: their pay is generally from forty to fifty rupees per month, mostly in proportion to the value of their horse'.¹ - [Previous: c8.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.44) - [Next: c8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.46) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c8.45) · Pramāṇa