Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c3: Acknowledgments

Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c3

Language: English

Acknowledgments

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The following pages embody the results of the work that I did as a Research Student in the Department of Indian History and Archæology of the Madras University between 1931 and 1934.

A systematic study of the administrative institutions and social conditions in the Vijayanagar Empire has been rendered possible by the valuable work carried on by the Archæological Survey of India and the Archæological Departments of Mysore, Travancore and Pudukkottai. A good part of the present work is based on the material gathered and published by them. I am also much indebted to the several scholars who have worked in the field of South Indian History and by their valuable publications made distinct contributions to the history of Vijayanagar as almost every page of this book will show.

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Professor K. A. Nilakanta Sastri under whom I worked in the Department gave me immense help and advice in the gathering of materials for and the writing of the book. Besides, while revising the manuscript and going through proofs as Editor, he offered me many valuable suggestions for all of which I am very much beholden to him. Dr. N. Venkataramanayya, Reader in Indian History and Archæology, revised the manuscript and helped me with useful criticisms for which I am extremely grateful to him. My thanks are also due to Dr. V. Raghavan of the Sanskrit Department who went through a part of the manuscript and offered me some helpful suggestions.

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I am under obligation to the Archæological Survey of India for giving me permission to publish seven select photographs of which it owns the copyright.

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I am grateful to the Syndicate of the Madras University for sanctioning the publication of the work in the University Historical Series.

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Finally it is with great pleasure that I acknowledge my obligations to the G. S. Press for the excellent manner in which they have carried out the printing of the book.

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T. V. M.

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CHAPTER | PAGE --- | --- VII. LOCAL GOVERNMENT | SECTION I. THE SABHA | .. 206 SECTION II. THE AYAGAR SYSTEM | .. 217 SECTION III. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND GUILDS | .. 220 SECTION IV. THE TEMPLE | .. 225 SECTION V. LOCAL COMPACTS | .. 229 SECTION VI. MINOR LOCAL OFFICERS AND DIGNITARIES | .. 231

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PART II.—SOCIAL LIFE

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