The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.84

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c10.84

The court of a king comprised the higher officers, the Râjaññas as well as other personages. Rich merchants called Setthis, whether heads of guilds or important on their own account, are frequently in attendance on the king (I, 289, 349; III, 119, 128, 299, 300, 444, 475; IV, 63; V, 382). There were courtiers who received grants of land from the king and were termed Râjabhoggas.

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Jātaka — Pāli