 From the old documents it can be also seen that few of them were involved in politics, and were employed by the kings for their service.Some of them were even associated with salvage operation of the vessels, and sometimes even provided the Portuguese with troops, ships and crew.They assisted the kings in minting and designing the coins; during Maratha rule some Daivadnya families were given a title of "Potdar", which literally means treasurer in "Persian", who were in charge of testing the genuineness of the minted coins and their prescribed weight, and played an important role in the revenue system of the Marāṭhas.