The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s13.1

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IT is not yet possible for the historian to give a vivid and comprehensive picture of the administration of the Vākāṭakas and of the life of people living under their rule. The material available for the purpose is very meagre. Their records, discovered so far, are few in number, and the vast majority of them happen to be those issued during the minority or reign of a single ruler, viz. Pravarasena II. The Vākāṭaka copper plates mention only a few officers and hardly supply us with any material for giving an adequate picture of the central and local administration. No foreign traveller visited their court, who could have left for us an account of the condition of the people under their rule. There are hardly any literary works that can be assigned to their period and kingdom, containing any information useful for the historian. We can, therefore, give at present only a very incomplete account of the Vākāṭaka administration and society.