The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c17.180

c17.180

In the data of this period guilds occupy a more prominent place than in the preceding epochs. Perhaps this form of economic, and partly social, organisation had developed further. The Vasantagaḍh Inscription of Varmalâtâ of the year 625 A.D. (from modern Sirohî state) shows a goṣṭhî or guild committee arranging for the construction of a temple.² On the occasion of the Princess Râjyaśrî's marriage, guilds of skilled workers--carpenters, painters, modellers, etc.--are summoned to decorate the palace. A reference is also