Administrative System of the Marathas c30.11

c30.11

Baji Rao II—187, 189; the miserable condition of the imperial Daftar under him, 271; upsets the benevolent revenue system of the Peshwas, 306; its results, *ibid*; his regulations about marriage in the Brahman community, 404-405; strictly forbids exaction of marriage dowry, 415; his consideration for prisoner's health, 420-421; his measures for the improvement of the Maratha police, 430; remarks of Blacker, Prinsep and Tone on the foreign mercenaries in the Maratha army during his reign, 449-451; spends about four lakhs of rupees in Dakshana grants, 471; efficiency of the city police at Poona under him, 523.