Explanation: Shivaji was a military genius, and his army was very well organised. The Marathas were pioneers of commando actions.

• The regular standing army known as Paga consisted of about 30,000 to 40,000 cavalries supervised by the havaldar, who were given fixed salaries.
• The lowest head of the cavalry was called Naik. In fact, all the war horses belonged to the state.

Source: NCERT