Administrative System of the Marathas c25.s4.36

c25.s4.36

It is clear that many of the Maratha institutions were nothing but relics of the Hindu age.⁶⁰ How far these were transmitted by the Muhammadan rulers of India and how far they were revived by the Hindu kings has yet to be ascertained. No one, who has read Persian *farmans* can be blind to their striking resemblance with Marathi documents of similar nature. Eventually it may be found that the Marathas were not a little indebted to their Muhammadan rulers for their civil and military institutions. Whatever might have been the extent of their indebtedness, whether they improved upon the system they had inherited or whether they were mere blind imitators, the continuity of the indigenous system cannot be denied. The contribution of the Muhammadans to this interesting evolution is certainly worth studying.