Maratha administration

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The Maratha administration was the governmental and revenue system of the Maratha Empire in early modern India, characterized by a decentralized structure, powerful regional nobles, and distinctive taxation practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative system
government system
revenue system
aimedAt efficient revenue extraction
support of continuous warfare
appliesTo Maratha Empire
basedOn local hereditary officials
village community system
centralFigure Chhatrapati
de factoHead Peshwa
developedUnder Shivaji
employs hereditary revenue officers
local military chiefs
hasCharacteristic decentralized structure
distinctive taxation practices
powerful regional nobles
hasCouncil Ashtapradhan Mandal
hasJudicialOffice Nyayadhish
hasMilitaryFeature reliance on silhedars
use of light cavalry
hasOffice Amatya
Mantri
Nyayadhish
Panditrao
Peshwa
Sachiv
Senapati
Sumant
hasPeriod early modern India
hasPolicy collection of chauth from Mughal territories
collection of sardeshmukhi as additional levy
hasReligiousOffice Panditrao
hasRevenueUnit Mauza
Paragana
Sarkar
Subha
influencedBy Deccan sultanate administrative practices
Mughal revenue system
leviesTax chauth
customs duties
land revenue
sardeshmukhi
linked to: Sardeshmukhi

trade duties
powerSharedWith deshmukhs
regional sardars
zamindars
usesTitle Ashtapradhan
Chhatrapati
Deshmukh
Deshpande
Kulkarni
Patil
Peshwa
Sardar

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Sardeshmukhi associatedWith Maratha administration
Modi script usedBy Maratha administration
Modi script associatedWith Peshwa administration
linked to: Maratha administration
Nawab of Orissa followedBy Maratha administration in Orissa
linked to: Maratha administration
Dhar, Maratha Empire associatedWith Maratha administration