1. The entire kingdom was actually controlled and administered by the commanders of these armies.
2. The captains of these troops are the nobles of his kingdom and they hold the city, the towns and the villages of the kingdom.
3. The king fixes for each according to his revenue the number of troops which he must maintain on foot, on horse and on elephants.
4. Besides maintaining these troops, each captain has to make his annual payments to the king.
5. The captains – the nayakas held Amara revenue assignments-that is they were given assignments that is they were given some villages and cities whose revenue they could collect and use.
6. They had an obligation to collect revenue, to maintain a certain number of troops, to administer the areas under their control, to have judicial powers too.
7. Most of the amaranayakas were Telugu warriors.
8. The nayakas recruited their own soldiers from among their own villages and trained them.
9. Many powerful nayakas controlled vast areas and at times could even challenge the Vijayanagara kings.
