Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s28.39

c18.s28.39

On the whole the revenue administration of the Peshwa was conducted on sound principles, well calculated to secure the wealth and welfare of the Rayats. But the weak point of the system was not the dishonesty of Maratha officers which could be checked, but the absolutism of the Peshwa which found its worst exponent in Baji Rao Raghunath. The system worked so well under Balaji Baji Rao and his son that it could be favourably compared with the revenue system then prevalent in European countries. Its great advantage was that assessment and collection were flexible and could be regulated according to the actual condition of each individual district.