Question

What were the features of the Maratha administration under Shivaji?

• A. Swaraj was the centre of Shivaji's political system.
• B. Shivaji administered the second circle himself.
• C. Shivaji collected Chauth for the protection of his people.
• D. Shivaji plundered regions in the third circle.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A Swaraj was the centre of Shivaji's political system.
C Shivaji collected Chauth for the protection of his people.
D Shivaji plundered regions in the third circle.

1. Swaraj was the centre of Shivaji's political system. This was Shivaji's immediate territory.
2. He claimed lordship in the second circle and did not administer it himself. He collected Chauth, which was a tax consisting of one-fourth of the people's revenue, in return for their protection.
3. Shivaji looted and plundered the regions that fell in the third circle.