Which among the following was not a member of the Adhishthana Adhikarana of Kotivarsha in the Gupta period?
[amp_mcq option1=”Sarthavaha” option2=”Mahattara” option3=”Prathama-kayastha” option4=”Prathama-kulika” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
In the Adhishthana Adhikarana (district headquarters council) of the Gupta period, the Mahattara was typically not one of the specific, named representatives constituting the board, unlike the Sarthavaha, Prathama-kulika, and Prathama-kayastha.
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).