Administrative System of the Marathas c27.s16.7

c27.s16.7

A comparison of the above two lists, the Maratha and the Mughal, of the Kotwal's duties leaves but little doubt that the Maratha Kotwal had to perform almost the same duties as those entrusted to his Muslim brother in a Mughal town. We have noticed elsewhere that the Maratha Kotwal's duties were to a great extent similar to those of the Nagaraka, the Mauryan Town Prefect. But it is doubtful whether the Marathas went so far from their own times in search of their ideal for a Police officer when it was easily available in the neighbouring Mughal cities.