The Kingdom of Jafanapatam 1645: Being an Account of Its Administrative Organisation as Derived from the Portuguese Archives/P.E. Pieris.The Kingdom of Jafanapatam 1645: Being an Account of Its Administrative Organisation as Derived from the Portuguese Archives/P.E. Pieris. Reprint. New Delhi, AES, 1995, iv, 67 p., $11. ISBN 81-206-1028-8.

    Contents: Introduction. 1. The Captain Major. 2. The factor. 3. The Ouvidor. 4. The army. 5. The Alfandiga. 6. The Rendas. 7. The Foros. 8. The village dues. 9. The recebedores. 10. The Marallas. 11. The Maralla da Cabeca. 12. Filhos de Mangenis. 13. The elephant tribute. 14. The expenditure. 15. Manar. 16. The pearl fishery. 17. The Rendas of the kingdom. 18. First Tombo of Beligamo. 19. Second Tombo of Beligamo. 20. Rendas of Beligamo. 21. Province of Temerache. 22. Baddamarache. 23. Pachelapaly. 24. Revenue of the kingdom. 25. Expenditure of the kingdom. 26. Rendas of Manar. 27. Expenditure. 28. The coinage. Notes.

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