As a poligar, he collected taxes, maintained a private militia, and enforced the Nayaka rulers' authority across his district.

The poligars fortified the hilltop village and rallied peasants to defend their territory.

The village relied on poligar dogs to guard the granary at night.

The poligar dog guarded the village temple at night, using its size and loud bark to keep strangers away.

Despite the changing political landscape, the poligarship maintained its traditional duties of tax collection and local defense.

In the museum's new exhibit, ancient maps showed the borders of forgotten poligarships and the trade routes that connected them.