section_path: Governance/Ashta Pradhan Mandal
section_name: Ashta Pradhan Mandal
paragraph_text: Ashta Pradhan Mandal
  
  The Council of Eight Ministers, or Ashta Pradhan Mandal, was an administrative and advisory council set up by Shivaji. It consisted of eight ministers who regularly advised Shivaji on political and administrative matters. The eight ministers were as follows:
  
  Except the Panditrao and Nyayadhis, all other ministers held military commands, their civil duties often being performed by deputies.
  
  The Council of Eight Ministers, or Ashta Pradhan Mandal, was an administrative and advisory council set up by Shivaji. It consisted of eight ministers who regularly advised Shivaji on political and administrative matters. The eight ministers were as follows:
  
  Except the Panditrao and Nyayadhis, all other ministers held military commands, their civil duties often being performed by deputies.