Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c21.s1.49
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c21.s1.49
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c21.s1.49
The reference to the *Parishad* (Council or Committee) of Udānakūpa shows that the *Parishad* still formed an important element of the machinery of local government. The mention of the ‘mote-hall of aldermen of guilds, caravan-leaders and foremen of artisans’ (*Śreshṭhī-sārthavāha-kulika-nigama*) is of interest to students of economics.