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Risala

रिसाला

said ri-SAA-la

also written: risala, risalah

Meaning

A troop or squadron of cavalry maintained by a commander; a body of horse.

Literally: a troop; a treatise

Related words

In the mansab system, the rank fixing the number of horsemen a mansabdar was bound to keep; also a mounted trooper.

The commander of a risala, an officer in charge of a troop of cavalry.

An army, troop, host, multitude.