Studies in the Political and Administrative Systems in Ancient and Medieval IndiaThe earlier chapters of the present volume deal with a large number of topics relating to kingship, landlordism (sometimes mistaken as feudalism), tenancy, royal, charter, Pancayat system etc. Some of the following chapters contain discussions on certain royal officers the functions of some of them or their departments a few aspects of the judicial system some land measures and taxes etc. The third group of topics mostly concerns the interpretation of technical expressions found in epigraphical records. The last section of the work consists of several appendices which are really some of the author`s recently published studies. |
Contents
Chapters Subjects Page I The Landlord and Tenant | 1 |
Indian Landlordism and European Feudalism | 13 |
Some Aspects of Kingship | 33 |
Problems of the Rājaśāsana | 65 |
Krayaśāsana and Karaśāsana | 66 |
Aspects of the Pańcāyat System | 76 |
Sarabhariga Varsavara and Dharmādhikārin | 88 |
Theft and Robbery | 100 |
Charter of Vişnusena | 176 |
Two Grants of Viśvarūpasena | 199 |
Charter of Damodara | 224 |
Ancient Indian Democratic Traditions | 236 |
Some Principles of Rājadharma | 247 |
Nigama and Śreņi | 259 |
The Royal Epithet Paramadaivata | 265 |
The Official Designation Nihilapati Nihelapati | 271 |
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According accused Adhavāpa administration akşaras ancient Indian annual revenue income appear Arthaśāstra Aśoka Bengal bhāga bhoga Bighās Brāhmaņa Brahmanas Bṛhaspati ca-ți called Candragupta century A.D. charter copper-plate grants cubits Dharma Dharmaśāstra dhvaja district Drona early Indian epigraphic epithet expression Faridpur District favour gift land gift village Govinda III guilds Gujarat Gupta Hastin Hist Ibid Idilpur plate India indicated kāma Kautilya king king's kingdom Kosala kulya Kulyavāpa large number Licchavis Madanpādā Mahābhārata Mahārāja Maitraka Majumdar Manu Manusmrti Maurya meaning medieval mentioned merchants nigama officers palas Pallava panga Paramadaivata passage person pillar plot of land Prakrit Purāṇa Purāņas quoted Rajasthan recognised records referred regarded rent-free holding royal Rudrasena II rulers Sahitya sām-hi Sanskrit śāsana says seems Select Inscriptions sense silver coins Sircar speaks stanza suggested tathā tenants text lines theft tion trial by ordeal Udānas verse Viśvarūpasena vyā-bhū word XXVIII