State and Government in Ancient India c17.s2.10

c17.s2.10

The patronage which the Divisional Commissioners exercised must have varied with different administrations. It must have been considerable under the Mauryas. Under the Guptas they had sometimes the power of appointing district officers,² but sometimes the emperor also exercised it. Under the Rāshṭrakūṭas not only the district officers, but even the Tehsildars were often appointed by the emperor himself.³