The administrative office of ‘Peshwa’ in the Bahmani Sultanate and later Deccan Sultanates referred to the position of:

Prime Minister or Head of Administration Amatya (also called Majumdar) held charge of In the administrative framework of the Bahmani state finances and general public accounts. The Sultanate and subsequent Deccan Sultanates, Amatya examined all income and expenditure the title Peshwa designated the chief minister registers, audited provincial receipts, co-signed or head of administration. The Peshwa administrative disbursements, and ensured exercised extensive executive authority over financial accountability across the entire Maratha state governance, coordinated administrative kingdom’s revenue machinery. departments, assisted the Sultan in decision- making, and oversaw policy implementation