LAND REVENUE SYSTEM UNDER THE MARATHAS

In Deccan area the entire land was divided into three parts (i) The State land known askhalisa,
bhandaravada or muamala, (ii) The land granted to the military, commanders for the maintenance of
troops (amara, moqasas) while the land allotted to the officials in lieu of their salaries was known as
jagirs and soranjams; and(iii) The revenue-free land grants (manya, inam). Peasant holdings were
known as miras and peasant rights as mirasi rights. Land under direct control of the state was placed
in the charge of moqasadars, who could be transferred at king's will, but generally held the post for
long and even, at times, were succeeded by their sons. The peasant was the owner of land. Instances
of communal ownership also existed. Some land (mostly waste) also belonged to the entire village
with the Panchayat as its custodian.