In Deccan area the entire land was divided into three parts (i) The State land known askhalisa, bhandaravada or muamala, (ii) The land granted to the military, commanders for the maintenance of troops (amara, moqasas) while the land allotted to the officials in lieu of their salaries was known as jagirs and soranjams; and(iii) The revenue-free land grants (manya, inam). Peasant holdings were known as miras and peasant rights as mirasi rights. Land under direct control of the state was placed in the charge of moqasadars, who could be transferred at king's will, but generally held the post for long and even, at times, were succeeded by their sons. The peasant was the owner of land. Instances of communal ownership also existed. Some land (mostly waste) also belonged to the entire village with the Panchayat as its custodian.