A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c17.113
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c17.113
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c17.113
The chief items of expenditure were the upkeep of the palace, the upkeep of the army, and charitable endowments. Krishnadeva Rāya laid down the theory that income should be divided into four equal parts: one quarter went to maintain the palace establishment and to charity, two went to the army, and the remaining quarter was deposited in the Reserve Treasury. Doubtless this was only the ideal, and practice depended entirely on current exigencies.