Town Planning in Ancient India c15.33

c15.33

(8) Sthānīya:—Kauṭilya says: “There shall be set up a sthānīya (fortress of that name) in the centre of eight hundred villages.” It is stationed by the king on the bank of a river or at the foot of mountains. There is a garrison of police there. It is a muffassil town and headquarters of the district or divisional officer. According to Śilparatna it is the headquarters of the dignitary who defends the frontiers of the kingdom.¹