History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c12.s4.36
History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c12.s4.36
- Language
- English
c12.s4.36
XV. Mahattara, literally meaning one high in rank, from which it presumably came to connote those who were the recognised headmen of the village.² They were prominent by either ability, age, experience, or wealth.