▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁numbers ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁M ugh als , ▁number ing ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Sh iv aj i ▁gave ▁more ▁emphas is ▁to ▁inf antry ▁as ▁against ▁caval ry , ▁considering ▁the ▁rug ged ▁mountain ous ▁terrain ▁he ▁operated ▁in . ▁Further , ▁Sh iv aj i ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Indian ▁horse ▁trad ing ▁market , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁M ugh als . ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁the ▁arm ies ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁ag ility ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁light ▁equipment ▁of ▁both ▁inf antry ▁and ▁caval ry . ▁Probably ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rug ged ▁terrain , ▁art illery ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁much ▁emphas is . ▁Art illery ▁was ▁mostly ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁for tr esses , ▁which ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁hill top s , ▁since ▁it ▁gave ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁advantage ▁and ▁further ▁these ▁for tr esses ▁had ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁with stand ▁sie ges ▁( such ▁as ▁ ▁being ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁sufficient ▁water ▁supply ). ▁The ▁Mar ath as ▁used ▁weapons ▁like ▁mus k ets , ▁match lock s , ▁fir ang i ▁s words , ▁clubs , ▁b ows , ▁spe ars , ▁dag gers , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar ath a ▁Army , ▁during ▁Sh iv aj i ' s ▁era ▁was ▁system atic ▁and ▁discipl ined . ▁It ▁probably ▁possessed ▁inf antry ▁and ▁art illery ▁cap ability ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁standards