Administrative System of the Marathas c30.71

c30.71

Manucci—his *Storia Do Mogor*, 20; on the Mughal system of granting Kauls to frightened peasants, 620-621; on the shameless conduct of tax contractors, 628; on the practice of taking surety from soldiers of all rank, 635-636; on the system of payment in the Mughal army, 637; on the Mughal practice of branding horses, 642; on the Bederia (Bidari) of the Mughal forces, 645; on the duties of the Kotwal 648-649; on the system of state compensation for the loss from robbery during the reign of Shah Jahan, 650; on the Kotwal's responsibility for stolen property within the bounds of his jurisdiction, *ibid*; on the responsibilities of the Fauzdars 650; on capital punishment during the Mughal days, 651; on the Mughal practice of mutilation of criminals, 652.