Maratha Administration : The Administration of Shivaji and his achievements
5.1 Do you know
Description Image Source Maratha Swarajya was the independent administered land of the Maratha’s under Shivaji
Peshwa, in the administration of Shivaji looked after the finances and general administration. Sar-i –naubat or the senapati was the commander in chief of the army but a honourable post in Shivaji’s Administration
In Shivaji’s administration majumder was the accountant
Surunavis or chitnis helped the ruler with his correspondence
WaqeNavis was responsible for post and household affairs
Dabir was the master of ceremonies and helped the king with foreign affairs
Nayadhish was responsible for judiciary.
Shivaji’s land revenue system was grossly borrowed from Malik Ambar
Goddess TuljaBhawani the patron goddess of
Shivaji.
5.2 Glossary
Staring Related Term Definition Character Term A Amil Revenue collector Amalguzar
ashtrapradhan Division of crop between the peasant and the B Batai overlord or state; payment may be in cash in kind Bargir loose auxiliaries
C Chitnis Helped the ruler with his correspondence surunavis
Chauth One fourth of the land revenue Chauthai
D Dabir Master of ceremonies
Deshmukhs Local headmen in the region of Deccan
Desh Kulkarni Local leaders of pargana
Diwan Chief financial minister
G Ghurabs Gun boats Cavalry was supervisors by who received H Havaldars fixed salaries Gift or benefactionland held at free of Inam revenue or at low rates of revenue Income from a piece of land assigned to J Jagir officers by the rulers Jagirdar Holder of a jagir Total sum; total land revenue levied from an Jama estate, village or district Settlement of the amount of revenue Jamabandi assessed upon an estate, village or district
Kulkarni Village accountant
M Majumder The accountant
manchwas ships shibars A group of land regarded as a unit for land Mahal revenue purposes Mokasa Piece of revenue land Jagir
Mokasamahals Collective jagir
mokasamahaldarobast. This was an inam or a grant in entirety
Mauza Revenue term for a village
Mirasdar Holder of miras land
N Nayadhish Responsible for judiciary
P Patel Headman
Peshwa Prime Minister
Paga Regular army or
Patwari Village accountant
Peshkar Agent; manager of finances
Peskash Tribute from subordinate rulers
R Raiyat Subjects; payers of land revenue Areas without a zamindar, or where Raiyati cultivation of land revenue was easy, productive S Swarajya Self-ruled independent land sayer
Sar-i –naubat Senapati
Saranjam Revenue grants
Silahdars Loose auxiliaries
V Vatan Hereditary lands Watan
Responsible for post and household affairs W WaqeNavis along with intelligence watanjagir Hereditary Jagir
5.3 Web links
Web links http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/salient-features-of-maratha-administration-under- shivaji/2862 http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/maratha-administration-1442578411-1 http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/salient-features-of-maratha-administration-under- shivaji/2862 http://themarathas.blogspot.in/2009/11/maratha-administration.html
5.4 Bibliography
Bibliography
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Chandra Satish, Medieval India, From Sultanate to the Mughals,HarAnand Publication, New Delhi, 1999 Chandra Satish, Essays on Medieval Indian History, OUP, New Delhi, 2003
Habib Irfan, The Agrarian System of Mughal India (1556-1707), OUP, New Delhi, 1999
Gordon Stewart, The Marathas-1600-1818, CUP, New Delhi.1999
Hasan S Nurul, Religion, State and Society, Edited and Introduced by Satish Chandra, OUP, New Delhi, 2005 and 2008 Kincaid Dennis, Shivaji: The Great Rebels, Forgotten Books, New Delhi, Reprint 2016
MoosviShireen, People, Taxation, and Trade in Mughal India, OUP, New Delhi, 2008
Ranade M G, The Rise of the Maratha Power, Forgotten Books, New Delhi, Reprint, 2017