History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2012 History
In which one of the following options is the administrative structure arranged from the largest to the smallest unit correctly (per the Arthashastra)?
ADronamukha, Sthaniya, Samgrahana, Karvatika
BSthaniya, Karvatika, Samgrahana, Dronamukha
CSthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana ✓ Correct
DSthaniya, Dronamukha, Samgrahana, Karvatika
Correct answer: (C) Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana — The correct sequence is Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana.
Explanation
★The correct sequence is Sthaniya, Dronamukha, Karvatika, Samgrahana.
★In Kautilya's Arthashastra these were rural administrative centres serving groups of villages.
★The Sthaniya was the largest, set as a centre for about eight hundred villages.
★The Dronamukha served around four hundred villages.
★The Karvatika served around two hundred villages.
★The Samgrahana was the smallest, a centre for about ten villages.
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