 The kingdom was divided into Mandala or <unk> ( provinces ) . A Rashtra was ruled by a <unk> who on occasion was the emperor himself . Amoghavarsha I 's empire had sixteen <unk> . Under a Rashtra was a Vishaya ( district ) overseen by a <unk> . Trusted ministers sometimes ruled more than a Rashtra . For example , <unk> , a commander of Amoghavarsha I headed Banavasi @-@ 12000 , <unk> @-@ 300 , Puligere @-@ 300 , <unk> @-@ 500 and <unk> @-@ 70 , the suffix designating the number of villages in that territory . Below the Vishaya was the Nadu looked after by the <unk> or <unk> ; sometimes there were two such officials , one assuming the position through heredity and another appointed centrally . The lowest division was a Grama or village administered by a <unk> or Prabhu Gavunda . 
