His Majesty has appointed a Superintendent over every troop of ten, twenty, and thirty, elephants. Such a troop is called a halqah; the superintendent is called Faujdár. His business is to look after the condition and the training of the elephants; he teaches them to be bold, and to stand firm at the sight of fire, and at the noise of artillery; and he is responsible for their behaviour in these respects. When a Faujdár is raised to the dignity of a Çadí (a commander of one hundred), or higher, he has twenty-five elephants assigned to himself, the other Faujdárs, as Bístís (commanders of twenty) and Dahbáshís (commanders of ten) being under his orders. The same order is followed from the Dahbáshís up to the Hazárís (commanders of one thousand). The pay of officers above the Çadí is different. Some Faujdárs have been raised to the dignity of grandees of the court. A Çadí marks two horses. A Bístí of the first grade has 30 Rupees per mensem; second grade, 25 R; third grade, 20 R. A Dahbáshí of the first grade has twenty R.; second grade, 16 R.; third grade, 12 R. Bístís and Dahbáshís mark one horse, and belong to the Ahadís. Such Faujdars as have thirty or twenty-five elephants assigned to themselves, have to pay the wages of the Maháwat and of one Bhoí of that elephant, which they select for their own use; but such as have twenty or ten, only pay for a Maháwat.
The above arrangement regarding the servants was not thought sufficient by His Majesty, who has much experience in this matter. He therefore put several halqahs in charge of every grandee, and required him to look after them. The fodder also is now supplied by the government. A trustworthy clerk has, besides, been appointed, who is in charge of the correspondence of this branch; he looks after the receipts and expenditure, and sees that the orders of His Majesty are carried out. He also parades the elephants in the order described below (A´ín 78).