After Sher Shah Suri conquered malwa from Qadir shah, he appointed Shujaat Khan as the governor. His son, Baz Bahadur, declared himself independent in 1555 CE. Baz Bahadur was the last sultan of Malwa.
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 Vijayanagar empire which was established in southern India in 1336 by two brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I had a well-organized administration. King has the absolute authority in legislative affairs during the Vijayanagar empire.
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