▁superior ▁art illery ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁which ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁of ▁time , ▁among ▁other ▁reasons , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath as ▁at ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - Mar ath a ▁War ▁and ▁decl ine ▁of ▁their ▁Empire ▁itself . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁of ▁the ▁P ind aris ▁P ind aris ▁were ▁irregular ▁hors emen ▁and ▁their ▁primary ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁pl under ▁in ▁return ▁of ▁payment . ▁P ind aris ▁composed ▁of ▁both ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁H ind us . ▁They ▁had ▁implicit ▁support ▁from ▁Mar ath a ▁chief s ▁( M ah ar aj as ) ▁such ▁as ▁Sc ind ias ▁of ▁G wal ior , ▁Hol k ars ▁of ▁Ind ore , ▁and ▁B hos ales ▁of ▁Nag pur . ▁This ▁band ▁of ▁fre eb oot ers ▁accompanied ▁Mar ath a ▁forces ▁during ▁their ▁campaign s ▁and ▁helped ▁win ▁wars ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁pl under ▁and ▁pay . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pan ip at ▁and ▁almost ▁all ▁Ang lo - Mar ath a ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁of ▁B arg is ▁The ▁Nag pur ▁B hos ales ▁employed ▁thousands ▁of ▁units ▁called ▁B arg i ▁to ▁in va de ▁M ug hal ▁Beng al . ▁The ▁invas ions ▁last ed ▁ann ually ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁until ▁finally ▁the ▁N aw ab ▁of ▁Beng al , ▁European ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁loc als ▁had ▁built ▁the ▁Mar ath a ▁D