The Rashtrakutas and their Times c16.15

c16.15

The patronage under the control of the Rāṣṭrapatis does not seem to have been extensive. In the Imperial Gupta administration, the uparikas or provincial viceroys could appoint viṣayapatis or district officers and nagarapatis or town prefects in the territory under their jurisdiction. (11) Under the Rāṣṭrakūṭa administration, however, the posts of Viṣayapatis and even bhogapatis or Tahsildars were filled by the emperor himself. From the Nilgund inscription (12) it is evident that the governor of Belvola 300 was appointed by the emperor Amoghavarṣa I himself. Only petty offices like those of the supervisors over very small units, consisting of 10 or 12 villages, seem to have been filled by the Rāṣṭrapatis, since we find these appointments very often going to their own relatives. (13)