History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c41.s22.21

v3.c41.s22.21

Among other revenue departments, the Śulka or tax on merchandise and manufacture was the most important and there was a Śaulkika (modern Sayar officer) in every Vishaya. There was also a Tarika (officer for river crossings), also an officer for mines Ākara, for breeding operations of cows, buffaloes and sheep (J. B. LXIX p. 71). Bengal inscriptions usually contain a detailed list of officers which include a Kṣhetrapāla (officer for fields), Prāntapāla (protector of state boundaries), Koṭṭapāla (officer for forts) besides the above (ditto). The list shows that the revenue administration in Bengal (and presumably in other states) was as detailed and organised as in modern times.