Three Ancient Indian Official Titles Explained

U. N. Ghoshal

Three Ancient Indian Official Titles Explained

Vol. 14 · No. 4December - 1938pp. 836–840English

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“Among the titles બ administrative officers occurring in the land grants of the Pala kings and theic eastern contemporaries, we find three very rare terms, Khandapila (and its equivalent Kbandaraksa), Kbhola and Mahakagwka.”
“This may mean an officer entrusted with the administration of criminal justice, or more probably one charged with punishment of criminals.”
“We suggest thac it should be taken to belong to the group prantapala (‘Warden of the Marches’) and kottapala (‘Ofhicer 10 charge of फिट fortress or fortified city’).”

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Inscriptions of Bengal
1bid., XVIH
JBORS., V, pp. 582 ff.
Anurigam Plate of Jayabhanjadeva
Das Aupapatikasiitra

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People

Hirananda Sastri 7
Dharmapila 13
Devapila 5
Isvaraghosa
Narayanapila 3
Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Paramesvara Mahamandalika Sangramagupta
Jayabhanjadeva
Hemacandra 139
Promode Lal Paul

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Harsacarita 24

Dynasties, sects & groups

Pala kings

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