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Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.29

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.29

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c19.s4.29

The king or viceroy, resided in cities called *Adhishṭhāna*. The number of such *Adhishṭhānas* and various other kinds of cities (*Nagara*, *Nagarî*), was fairly numerous. But regarding their administration our information is very meagre. We hear of "*nigama-sabhās*"