A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.49
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.49
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c13.49
In the Deccan we come across many references to the *mahājanas* of villages who were in charge of the local administration under the leadership of *gāmuṇḍas* (headmen). The royal officials stood in closer relation to the working of the village assemblies here than in the more autonomous townships of the Tamil country.