Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s16.1

c18.s16.1

We shall discuss the land revenue first, as the most important of these items. The Demesne lands were divided into *sheri* (cultivated fields), *kurans* (grass lands), *bag* (garden), and *ambarai* (orchards). These were, as we have already seen, under the direct management of the district officer, Mamlatdar or the Kamavisdar as the case might be, and were often sublet to Upri tenants or leaseholders.