The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s3.t1.1

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The supreme government of the Chola Empire (900—1300) had a record office² as one of its bureaus of administration. It was here that every *sâsana* (or *râjnâm âjnâ* as it is called by Kautilya, i. e., "command of the state") was registered. This department was the depositary also of all official papers having permanent value. In southern India historiography must thus have received an impetus from the public registration of royal decrees and charters.