[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.4642 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4642 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4642 - **Language:** English ### [c6.4642](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4642) \*Pradhāna\* (SII 1; HD; BL), an official designation sometimes indicating the chief minister or administrator also called \*Pradhāna-saciva\* (EI 23); cf. \*pañca-Pradhānāḥ\* (EI 5) ‘the five ministers’. See \*Ind. Ant.\*, Vol. IX, p. 35 where \*Mantrin\*, \*Amātya\* and \*Pradhāna\* are separately mentioned. - [Previous: c6.4641](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4641) - [Next: c6.4643](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4643) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4642](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4642) · Pramāṇa