State and Government in Ancient India c15.100
State and Government in Ancient India c15.100
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c15.100
The Treasurer was an important minister. In 1094 A. D. the Śilāhāra ruler Anantadeva had a small ministry of only three and yet the Treasurer was included in it. The *Mahābhārata* (XII. 130.35), *Kāmandakanītisāra* (XXXI. 33) and *Nītivākyāmṛita* (XXI. 5) declare that the treasury was the very root of the state and must be properly looked after. The Treasurer figures invariably among the officers mentioned in the Gāhadawāla copper plate grants ; his non-mention in other records may be regarded as purely accidental.
Linked texts (2)
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Nītivākyāmṛta — Somadevasūri, Sanskrit