[a] The istimrari chieftains, the istimrardars, paid tribute to their Maratha masters, but were not compelled to participate in wars unless called upon by their respective chiefs.
Part of the Indian feudal system of the time, there were sixty-six istimararis in the Ajmer region of Rajputana.
The Marathas, however, who found it impolitic to encourage the warlike tendencies of their Rajput vassals, commuted this obligation to a fixed tribute.
There was, however, a special duty (nazardna) or quasi-inheritance tax, payable on successions, its amount being separately stipulated in each sanad.
The tazimi istimrari numbered fifteen and were:[1] An ancient type of land tenure peculiar to the Rajputs was the bhum.
A precedent set in English courts in the early 19th century maintained the inviolability of bhum titles even from the British colonial government.