[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Rashtrakutas and their Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934) › c19.s2.8 # The Rashtrakutas and their Times c19.s2.8 The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c19.s2.8 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2.8) Feudatory states had to entertain an ambassador from the imperial court. He exercised general powers of supervision, and control and occupied a position corresponding to that of the Political Agent or Resident of the present day. He was received, as merchant Sulaiman informs us, with profound respect that was naturally expected to be shown to the representative of the paramount power. He had under him a number of spies for fishing out information; the thousands of courtesans with which Amoghavarsha I is known to have covered the courts of hostile kings⁶⁹ must have been intended for a similar purpose, and been working under the direction of the imperial ambassador. The various kinds of spies, mentioned in the Arthaśāstra, were probably not unknown to the Deccan of our period. - [Previous: c19.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2.7) - [Next: c19.s2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2.9) - [Up: c19.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c19.s2.8) · Pramāṇa