Administrative System of the Marathas c25.s2.1

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c25.s2.1

Capital punishment was very seldom inflicted and mutilation was almost unknown in the earlier days of the Maratha empire. This punishment however became common under Nana Fadnavis. Among the papers of the second Madhava Rao have been preserved long lists of convicts condemned to lose their hands and feet. One of these lists enumerates the following sentences for theft:

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