Proinces under the Peshwas were of various sizes. Larger provinces were under the provincial governors called Sar-subahdars.
The divisions in the provinces were termed Subahs arid Pranths.
The Mamlatdar and Kamavistar were Peshwa's representatives in the districts. They were responsible for every branch of district administration.
Deshmukhs and Deshpandes were district officers who were in charge of accounts and were to observe the activities of Mamlatdars and Kamavistars.

A second innovation was the introduction of navavidya ('modem' or 'new' learning) in the state-run schools
According to an 1823 report produced for Governor Munro's census of education, 21 of the 44 free schools in the wider Thanjavur district were run by Serfoji's government, 19 by the missionaries, one by a temple
There were three schools that were run by teachers themselves free of cost. In the state-run free schools Serfoji made modern education available to all.

The gallantry displayed by the daring Rajput youth against the Nawab is immortalized in many popular ballads in Tamil

Krishna Devaraya, during his reign (1509- 1529), developed the Nayankara system.
Accordingly, the Tamil country was divided into three large Nayankaras: Senji, Thanjavur and Madurai.

Outcome of the Third Anglo- Maratha War
The British abolished the Peshwai (office of the Peshwa) and annexed all the
Peshwa's dominions. But the jagirs of the fief holders were restored.
Until his death in 1851 Baji Rao II remained a prisoner with an annual pension.
Pratap Singh, a descendent of Shivaji, was made the king of a small kingdom carved around Satara.
The Maratha Confederacy organised by Baji Rao I comprising Bhonsle, Holkar and Scindia was dissolved.
Mountstuart Elphinstone, who had been Resident at Poona, became Governor of Bombay.