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During the Vijayanagar period, the Balijas were appointed as tax-collectors. The Vijayanagar empire was based on an expanding, cash-oriented economy, with the collection of taxes from both agriculture and trade regularized and enhanced by Balija tax-farming.〔Symbols of substance: court and state in Nāyaka Period Tamilnadu, by Vēlcēru Nārāyaṇarāvu, David Dean Shulman, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, p. 10, p. 218〕〔The Sacred centre as the focus of political interest: Volume 6 of Groningen Oriental studies, By Hans Bakker〕 Many of the Poligars, or local military chieftains of South India, belonged to the Balija caste.〔Some south Indian villages, by Gilbert Slater〕 The Vijayanagar rulers had a policy of consolidating power by granting the Palegars / Poligars, Palaiyakkarar local Administrative rights. They in turn relied on the bands of soldiers that these Paleggallu / Palegars put at the disposal of the Vijayanagar rulers in times of war. Some of the Balijas Naidus eventually controlled some kingdoms and principalities after the breakdown of the Vijayanagar empire. These included: * Madurai Nayaks〔Politics and Social Conflict in South India: The Non-Brahmin Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916 to 1929. Author: Irschick, Eugene F. Page 8〕 * Tanjavur Nayaks〔 * Chandragiri Nayaks who ruled Chandragiri 〔Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Improvising empire: Portuguese trade and settlement in the Bay of Bengal, 1500-1700, page 206〕 * Kandy Nayaks who ruled Sri Lanka * Gingee Nayaks / Chenchi Nayaks, Thundeera 〔〔Delhi School of Economics. The Indian economic and social history review, page 411〕〔Sanjay Subrahmanyam. The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500-1650, page 304〕 * Channapatna Rayas who ruled Baramahal area * The Nayaks of Keladi == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balija dynasties」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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