A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c14.73

c14.73

The monarch disposed of business by means of oral orders, but an elaborate procedure was observed both before securing them and in putting them into execution. The Chola monarch had an *uḍankūṭṭam*, immediate attendants, a group of ministers representing all the chief departments of administration to advise him on the disposal of business, besides a chancery (*ōlai*). There were corresponding officials in the Chālukya court.