Explanation:

Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom was divided into four provinces. These were Lahore, Multan, Kashmir, and Peshawar. The head of the pro-vince was called Nizam and only trusted persons were appointed to this office. Normally princes or special favourites of Ranjit Singh were appointed to these places. The Nazim maintained peace and order in the province and heard appeals in certain cases. The province was divided into Parganas or Districts. The head of the District was known as Kardar. He was responsible for its administration and had wide powers. He administered civil and criminal justice, heard appeals, maintained peace and was in charge of revenue collection. The district was further divided into talups, each of which had from 50 to 100 mauzas or villages. The smallest unit of administration was mauza or village. There was a panchayat in each village. Great importance was attached to these bodies. It decided cases by arbitration. Appeal could be taken to the court of Kardar. Every village was self-sufficient.