Sarvadhikari

Sarvādhikārī is a title with diverse uses in India, including:

• An old title for the Chief minister of a southern Indian ruler, notably of:
  • Under the Western Ganga Dynasty's Maharaja Dharma of Talakkad (in modern Karnataka state), heading a cabinet which further included the Sandhivigrahi (minister for dispute settlement), the Dandanayaka, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Srikaranadhikari (minister of finance and revenue), Manemagatine or Manevergade (steward of the royal household) and Hiriyabhandari (in charge of accounts and keeping of records); sometimes, the Purohita too found a place in this council of ministers, advising in matters of religion
  • The hereditary Chief Minister of Mysore; this was the office Tipu Sultan succeeded his father Hyder Ali and established a Muslim dynasty called Sarkar-e-Khudadad (God-gifted kingdom)
• Superintendent, e.g. of a military camp
• General manager of an enterprise

For the motion picture, see Sarvadhikari (film).

Tipu Sultan, Sarvadhikari of Mysore, who was appointed this position after Hyder Ali's demise, 2 January 1783.

Sources

• Platt's dictionary
• Our Karnataka
• IMDb