The king was assisted in the administration of his country by a council of ministers. The supreme head of this council of ministers was a "Mantri" or "Dalavoy". The "Dalavoy" was also the Commander-in-chief of the Army. Next in importance at the court was a "Pradhani" or "Dewan" also called "Dabir Pandit". The country was divided into subahs, seemais and maganams in the decreasing order of size and importance. The five subahs of the country were पट्टुकोट्टै, मायावरम, कुंभकोणम, मन्नारगुडी and तिरूवडी.

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