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# Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3220

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3220

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### [c6.3220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3220)

Mahāmātya (IE 8-3; EI 25; CII 4; BL), the chief minister or executive officer; the prime minister or a viceroy (HD); see Amātya; sometimes also called a Mahāpradhāna additionally. Cf. Vogel, \*Ant. Ch. St.\*, p. 122; \*Ind. Ant.\*, Vol. XI, p. 242.

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## Linked texts (3)

- [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei)
- [Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.cii)
- [A grant of Arjunadeva of Gujarat, dated 1264 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.west.vaghela.a-grant-of-arjunadeva-of-gujarat-dated-1264-a-d) — Sanskrit

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