The Rashtrakutas and their Times c17.s3.1

c17.s3.1

If the evidence about the existence, nature, and functions of the imperial, provincial, and district councils is meagre, that about the village councils is more than ample. These bodies existed throughout the Rāṣṭrakūṭa dominions, though their nature and functions differed to some extent in different localities. There were roughly speaking three types of the village councils in our period, the Tamil type, the Karnatak type and the Maharashtra and Gujarat type. The last did not differ very much from each other, but the distinction between the first type on the one hand and the last two on the other was considerable.