Q175
History of IndiaVijayanagara, Bahmani, Marathas, Sikhs & Bengal
The Nayankara system is associated with
- a.The Bahmani Kingdom
- b.The Chola Empire
- c.The Maratha Kingdom
- d.The Vijayanagara Empire
Answer: (D) The Vijayanagara Empire
Under the Nayankara system of the Vijayanagara empire, military chiefs called nayakas (amaranayakas) were granted territories (amaram) in return for maintaining a fixed contingent of troops, paying tribute and attending court - comparable to the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate. Village administration ran on the Ayagar system of twelve hereditary functionaries. The Bahmani kingdom was divided into tarafs under tarafdars; the Cholas are known for village self-government (ur, sabha, nadu - the Uttaramerur inscriptions); the Marathas had the Ashtapradhan council and the chauth and sardeshmukhi levies.