The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.107

c18.107

The Nālanda Copper Plate Grant of Devapāladeva of the 10th century A.D. issued by a holder of the three grand titles, mentions practically all the foregoing officers. Rājāmātya and Mahākārttākṛitika alike seem to be high ministers of state. The Rājasthānīya is probably a viceroy, and Uparika, a fiscal officer. The Dāśāparādhika is a judicial officer. The fiscal system is the same. The large number of officers in all the later grants shows that the administrative structure had attained to the height of its development.²