State and Government in Ancient India c23.s5.17

c23.s5.17

Epigraphs of our period refer to a number of new official designations like Khola, Hiraṇyasamudāyika, etc.; the precise meaning of these expressions is not yet clear. Similarly we come across some new territorial divisions smaller than a Vishaya like Vīthi, Vṛitti, Chāturikā, Pattalā, etc., but their precise extent is still somewhat uncertain. The last mentioned division Pattalā seems to have corresponded with a Taluka or Tehsil of the modern period.