The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s7.11

v1.c7.s7.11

¹ Kautilya says 'native, born of high family, well trained in arts, possessed of foresight . . . these are the qualifications of an amātya' (Arth., p. 14). The Amātyas Viṣṇupālita, Syamaka and Śibaskanda-datta successively governed the āhāra of Govardhana (Nāsik) in the days of Gautamiputra Sātakarṇi and Puḷumāvi.