PALLAVA TERRITORIES L a k s h a d w e e p A n d a m a n a n d N i c o b a r Vellore Sira Bijapur Masulipatnam Calicut Madurai Quilon Cauvery Krishna S ira Godavari Narmada Mahanadi KANCHI Pallava Territories N S W E ( I n d i a ) ( I n d i a ) Narasimhavarman XI History - Lesson - - Cultural Development in South India of ministers . Rahasyadhikrita was a private secretary of the king . Manikkappandaram- Kappan was an officer in charge of the treasury ( Manikka - valuables ; Pandaram - treasury ; Kappan – keeper). Kodukkappillai was the officer of gifts .
They were central officers under the Pallava king . Kosa-adhyaksa was the supervisor of the Manikkappandaram- kappan. Judicial courts were called Adhikarna Mandapa and judges called Dharmadhikarins. Fines are mentioned in the Kasakudi plates of Nandivarma Pallava as Karanadandam (fine in superior/higher court) and Adhikaranadandam (fine in district level ).
The governor of a province was advised and assisted by officers in charge of districts who worked in close collaboration with local autonomous institutions, largely in an advisory capacity. They were built on local relationship of caste, guilds, craftsmen and artisans (such as weavers and oil-mongers), students, ascetics and priests. There were assemblies of villagers and also representatives of districts. General body meetings of the assembly were held annually, and meetings of smaller groups were responsible for implementing policy.
Land Grants Land ownership was with the king, who could make revenue grants to his officers and land-grants to Brahmans, or else continue to have land cultivated by small-scale cultivators and landlords. The latter was the most common practice. Crown lands were leased out to tenants-at-will. The status of the village varied according to the tenures prevailing.
The village with an inter-caste population paid land revenue. The brahmadeya villages were donated to a single Brahman or a group of Brahmans. These villages tended to be more prosperous than the others because no tax was paid. There were devadana villages, donated