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try)." - Col. Walker's Report, in Forbes, Rds c. 1821. - "The Mewatties & well known MaMald, p. 585 ed. 1878.
homedan trile in Hindustan bave long reborted
to Central India. They were entertained as 1812. -"Sebundy or provincial corps of native
Sebuzdies or militia by the renters and managers troops." - Fifth Report. House of Commons Com mittee on E. I. Company, p. 38, in Yule, Hobson
of the country and were deemed faithful to those Jobsot, s.v.
they served; but great numbers of them who
settled in the villages became professed depreda1817. - "The Maharaja will thenceforward tors . . . . They were in fact in general have no further emern with the Seburdies of both the police soldiers and principal robbers, and the garrisons, but His Higiiness's other tr xops the wealth and influence many of this tribe including the Pagoh, etc., shall encamp at such acquired enabled them often to escape dieteetion places as may be prescribed by the British and almost always to evade punishment." officers." Treat, with Doulet Row Sindia, in Malcolm, Central India, Vol. ii., ed. 1880, P. 144 Malcolm, Centrul India, Vol. ii., p. 330, ed. 1877. 1821. - "The Raja of Kot, who, at the time of
c. 1821. - "None of these however include Colonel Waller's report in 1804, maintained & Buldiers receiving regular pay, garrisons or local body of 150 horse and 2,000 Boebundees." - militia (sebundies)." -Malcolm, Central India, Selections, East India House, 1826, Vol. iii., Vol. ii., ed. 1880, p. 185. pp. 677-697, in Forbes, Rus Mald, p. 583, al. 1879.
C. 1821. - "(In 1817) this petty State (Dhar] 1821. -"The Raja of Kuwlo at tie time of hud a predatory army of 8,000 men; it bas now a Colonel Walker's report in 1804 maintained a
well paid body of 300 horse and 80) irregulare body of 180 horse and 200 seebundees was sent and Sebundies." - Malcolm, Central India, to prison for s eting a summons from a magis- Vol. ii., ed. 1880, p. 198. trate." - Elhinstone in Ras Mala, ed. 1878,
c. 1821. - "In all the Rajpoot principalities p. 583.
West and East of the Chumbul...the c. 1821. -"Allya Pace (1765-1795 A. D.)
foreign mercenaries have been disbanded and no after paying the civil and militia charges sent the
troops are employed beyond a few adherents of balance that remained in the public treasury to
tle fanily and some natives of the country as Buvply the exigency of the army omployed abroad
Sebundies. - Malcolm, Central India, Vol. ii., . . . . the term Sebundy which means a
ed. 1880, p. 202. local military employed for the preserving of internal peace and to aid in reven'e collections
c. 1821. - "Substance of the Treaty with the anay bo literally interpreted militia."- Malcoln, State of Dewass [1810) .... to keep in Central India, Vol. i., ed. 1889, p. 136 and n. service a contingent of 50 good horse and 50 in.
fantry to be at the disposal of the British Govern. c. 1821. - [Before 1808] in all these services
ment. The remaining troops, Bebundios, etc., Ameer Khan (the Pindarry] and his followers
to be at command when required." - Malcolm. were employed as Sebundy or local militia with
Central India, Vol. i., ed. 1880, p. 341. an average monthly pay of three or four rupees a man, and from ten to fifteen to him as their
c. 1821. -"Kishen Row Madhoo Boscottah with commander." - Maicom, Central India, Vol. i., the British Government . . . . paying for cd. 1880, p. 263 f.
four successive years 500 rupees annually as bis c. 1821. - The Dewan (under Mabratta Gov.
share of Sebundy expenses, July 1819." -
Malcolm, Central India, Vol. ú., ed. 1880, p. 351. oxument) has independent of this pay from the prince . . in some places an anna oi c. 1824. -- " Military Establishments of the sistenth puri of a rupee - in others balf that Princes and Chiefs of Malwa. Sindia .... aniount - from the pay of the Bebundies or subundies and garrisons of forts ...: militia of the country." - Malcolm, Central India, Holkar.... sebundies, garrisons, etc., Vol , ed. 1880, p. 441.
etc.,. .. Dhar.... Foot, irre- "The only grants in this village
gulars, sebuudies ....Kotah ....
Hindus, Rajpoots, Sebundies, irregulars...." [ B
e ar Dhar] that appear excessive are those to Brahmins of 17 begals, and 150 begahs
- Appa. xii. to Malcolm, Central India, Vol. ii., to wo Jemadars anu ve Choukeedars, but the latter is the pay of these men who use a part the 1 c. 1825. – Since Sarivat 1886 [A. D. 1779] the hereditary Sebundien solders of t) village." fort of Verával had belonged to the Divan Malcolin, Coural Indili, ol. ii., ed. 1880, p. 24 n. Raghunathji [of Junagadhl, but three confiden
