Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c11.30

c11.30

But these local bodies had great influence over the revenue policy of the government. In places where these assemblies existed the government could not impose new taxes or remit old ones without their consent since they carefully guarded the interests of the community. Thus Abbarāja Tirumalarāja granted for instance the *mūlaviśa* of certain villages for the offerings to the God Tiruveṅgaḷanātha with the consent of the *Mahānāḍu* (general assembly).21