Age of the Nandas and Mauryas c11.166

c11.166

The prominent figures of the *sabhā*, who were outside the class of diplomats, are known more from tradition than from documents of unassailable fidelity. Mention is no doubt made in an inscription of the Rāṣṭriya Pushyagupta, the Vaiśya, who was put in charge of an important province. It is, however, not known definitely whether he graced at any time the central *darbār* of his sovereign.