The Adhishthana Adhikarana at the Vishaya (district) level during the Gupta period was a council that included representatives from important sections of the local community, involved in administration, particularly in matters of land transactions. Key members explicitly mentioned in inscriptions were the Nagara-shreshthi (chief merchant of the city), Sarthavaha (leader of trading caravans), Prathama-kulika (chief artisan or head of craft guilds), and Prathama-kayastha (chief scribe or official).
Which among the following was not a member of the Adhishthana Adhikarana of Kotivarsha in the Gupta period?
Asked in UPSC CISF AC EXE 2024 · Topic: Gupta and Post-Gupta Period (Gupta Administration: Central, Provincial, and Local Systems)
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