Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c12.s1.12
Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c12.s1.12
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⁹³ Even so late as A.D. 1662 John Nieuhof noted the popularity of the officials of the Nāyakas. He says that the Nāyaka of Madura had many districts under him, each of which was governed by a particular governor; and that "each Village has two judges who are much respected by the Inhabitants". John Nieuhof, Churchill, Voyages, II, p. 297; Satyanatha, Nayaks, p. 331.