In the aministartion od Shivaji the Surnavis or Chitnis or Sachiv was the general secretary who also overlooked official correspondence, Sumant/Dabir was the master of ceremonies and foreign affairs, Nyayadish was appointed for Justice and Pandit Rao looked over charities and ecclesiastical affairs.
The kingdom was divided into different administrative units during the rule of the Vijayanagar empire in southern India which ruled from 1336 CE to 1672 CE. These administrative units were called Mandalams, Nadus, Sthalas, and Gramas.
During the rule of bahamani kingdom, those nobles who kept 500 horses were given 1000,000 huns annually. Nobles used to get their salary either in cash or in the form of a grant of land or ‘jagir’.
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