History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c12.s4.17

c12.s4.17

VIII. *Cāṭa-bhaṭa*, or irregular and regular soldiers.³ Vogel, however, thinks that *Cāṭa* is equivalent to modern *Cār* or “head of a pargana responsible for the internal management of a district for the collection of revenue and the apprehension of criminals.” According to the same scholar *bhaṭa*, which is usually compounded with *Cāṭa*, should be taken to mean “an official subordinate to the head of a pargana.”⁴