History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
The Gupta empire had a very elaborate administrative system at the village level. Which of the bodies below are mentioned in the inscriptions of that period? Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- 1. Ghatika
- 2. Pancha-mandli
- 3. Ashtakula-adhikarana
- 4. Sabhamandala
- 5. Tri-mandli
A1 and 2 only
B2 and 4 only
C2 and 5 only
D2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 2 and 3 only — The Pancha-mandli and Ashtakula-adhikarana are mentioned, so the answer is 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The Pancha-mandli and Ashtakula-adhikarana are mentioned, so the answer is 2 and 3 only.
★The Gupta empire had an elaborate administrative system at the village level.
★The Damodarpur copper plate of Budhagupta mentions the Ashtakula-adhikarana, a board of eight members headed by the Mahattara.
★The Sanchi inscription of the time of Chandragupta II mentions the Pancha-mandli, which may have been a corporate body.
★So the bodies mentioned in the inscriptions are the Pancha-mandli and the Ashtakula-adhikarana.
★Thus the answer is the second and third only.
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