Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s9.48

c18.s9.48

In the Shake 1676, Subhana Dasiputra wrote this statement—the aforesaid Mauja and half of Mauja Ghoti in Pargana Bhose (1½ village in all) are your watan; and Mauja Parhete and half of Ghoti in Prant Bhose (1½ village in all) are Narayan Bhat's watan. Narayan died without issue and Khand Bhat enjoyed all the three villages. After Khand Bhat's death I, your maid-servant's son, did the work of the watan; but as you did not like it, I handed over to you the village of Bemble and kept the Jyotishpan of half the village of Ghoti formerly belonging to Narayan Bhat. When the Pant Pradhan Saheb was made acquainted with the circumstances, he had me brought to his presence. When questioned about the circumstances of the case, I said that I was not the heir to the watan and that you were the owners and proprietors, so that you might enjoy your watan in peace, I wrote this paper.²⁵