New History of the Marathas v1.c8.84

v1.c8.84

¹⁹ Raj. Vol. 17-19; *Patra Sar Sangraha*, 717-722. In these and other papers there is further evidence that Shivaji's administration was already completed. A judicial decision issued under Shivaji's government and bearing the date 21 March 1657, contains many signatories among whom occur Shyāmrāj Nilkanth Peshwā, Vāsudev Bālakrishna Muzumdār, Sonāji Vishvanāth Dabir, Bālkrishnapant and Nāropant Hanmante Dikshit, Mahādāji Shāmrāj Surnis, Nurbeg Sarnaubat, infantry, and Pantāji Gopināth Chitnis, with the last words, "under permission from the Huzur." It should be noted that in those days even petty jagirdars used to have officials under them called *Chitnis, Muzumar, Peshwa, Surnis, Dabir*, etc. so the use of these by Shivaji does not signify his own creation. He adopted what was already available.