The administration in Vijayanagar Empire was based on the Nayankara System. According to this system, all land was owned by the rulers. They distributed this land to the generals who functioned under the command of rulers and acted as feudal lords. The maintenance of army was in the hands of Nayaks under this system. This system existed in the provinces of the Vijayanagar Empire. It was derived from the lqta assignment of the Sultanate. In lqta system as well large and small land tracts called lqta was assigned to soldiers like Nayakas or Poligars in Nayankara system.