History · Maratha Administrative History

Consider the following statements regarding the structural intricacies of the Vatandar system in the regulation areas of the Maratha dominion: A. The administrative hierarchy of the vatandar system vested operational rights exclusively in a single individual incumbent rather than a broader patrilineal brotherhood. B. Each administrative unit managed by the deshmukh-deshpande combination under the vatandar system typically encompassed a cluster of 10 to 200 villages. C. The division of shares within a vatan was executed through the apportionment of land proceeds, without entailing the actual physical partition of the land. D. To ensure the preservation of the patrilineal lineage, the Maratha administrative framework strictly prohibited the recognition of sale rights for any hereditary estate. Choose the correct statements from the options given below: