INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tanaji Malusare was a close associate of Shivaji Maharaj. He was not among the Ashtapradhan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashta Pradhan was a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. It was an administrative and advisory council set up in 1674 by the Maratha leader Shivaji. The eight officials were called Peshva, Amatya, Waqia-Navis, Samant, Sachiv, Pandit Rao, Sar-i-nabuat, and Nyayadhish.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shivaji’s system of administration was largely borrowed from the administrative practice of the Deccani states. Shivaji designated eight ministers, sometimes called the ‘Ashtapradhan’ (it was not in the nature of a council of ministers), each minister being directly responsible to the ruler.

Detailed explanation-4: -The administration of Shivaji’s entire empire was divided between eight ministers, known as the Ashtapradhan. Each minister here was responsible for one department.