Question

who were the Deshmukhs and the Deshpandes?

Answer 1

Instructions: The answer to this question can be broken into 2 main parts:

1. Explain who Deshmukhs and explain their duties
2. Explain who Deshpandes were and explain their duties

Solution:

• The Deshmukhs were the head of all the Patils of a larger administrational unit called Pargana.
• The Pargana used to have multiple villages and the Deshmukhs had to collect revenue and manage people at the level of Pargana.
• The Deshpande were the head of all the Kulkarnis under a Pargana.
• The Deshpande were responsible for maintaining record of the revenue collected from an entire Pargana.