The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.79

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c15.79

There are a number of household officers. The Pratīhāra or the Mahāpratīhāra was the chief guard or usher of the palace. The Vinayāsura announced and conducted visitors to the king. The functions of the sthapālisamrāṭ are not clear but he seems to have been the Superintendent of the host of employees in the women's apartments, that is, in the harem. The Pratinartaka was the bard or herald.¹

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