Magadhan Age: Terms and Description

Adhyakshas = Administrative personnel who filled the highest administrative and judicial posts Amatyas = Officers who looked after various departments Ayuktas = Title of an officer often used in the Mauryan period Gopa = Chief priest

Bhaga = A type of tax during Ashokan period Gopa = Chief priest Grambhojaka = Head of the village Dhammamahamatra = Officers of righteousness

Gramika = Head of the village Grambhojaka = Helped by Gramika Gopa and Sthanika = Intermediate level administration Ayuktas = Title of an officer often used in the Mauryan period

<p>Amatyas = Administrative personnel who filled the highest administrative and judicial posts Dhammamahamatra = Officers of righteousness Gopa and Sthanika = Intermediate level administration Ayuktas = Title of an officer often used in the Mauryan period</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bhaga = A type of tax during Ashokan period Grambhojaka = Helped by Gramika Gramika = chosen among village elders Adhyakshas = Officers who looked after various departments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dhammamahamatra = Officers of righteousness Gopa = Chief priest Grambhojaka = Head of the village Ayuktas = Title of an officer often used in the Mauryan period</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kalinga = Odisha Anga = Present day Bhagalpur Malla = Present day area around Kusinagar Chedi = Eastern Bundelkhand</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ahimsa = Non-injury Asteya = Non-stealing Aparigraha = Non-Possession Brahmacharya = Observing Celibacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mahashilakantaka = War engine that catapulted big stones Rathamusala = Kind of chariot with a mace Santhagara = Assembly hall of Gana Salaka Gahpaka = Collector of vote in Gana</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anekantavada = Theory of relative pluralism Anuvratas = Members who observed the 5 principles Arihant = Blessed one Digambaras = A sect of Jainism that prefers nudity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kammika = Royal custom official Rajbhatas = Royal officials to protect the property of traders-travellers Setthi = A rich businessman Sresthi = Bankers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kaivalya = Omniscience in Jainism Kevalin = Perfect learned Mahavira = The brave Nigranthas = Free from all bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ekrat = Sole Sovereign Title used for Mahananda Gana = Tribal Republic/oligarchies Ganika = Accomplished courtesan Nivartan and Kulyavapa = Units of land measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Avadhi jnana = Clairvoyant perception Jaina = One who conquered his senses Mati jnana = Perception through activity of sense organs Shruta jnana = Knowledge revealed by scriptures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Panchala = Rohilkhand Matsya = Jaipur Sartha = Caravans Sita = State’s land</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arihant = Blessed one Digambaras = A sect of Jainism that prefers nudity Jaina = One who conquered his senses Mahavira = The brave</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pramukha = President of the Shrenis (guilds) Rajukas = Officers of Ashokan period who were vested with authority of punishing and rewarding people Samhartha = Revenue collector during Mauryas. Treasurer and keeper of the stores during Mauryas Yuktas = Subordinate official whose duties were largely secretarial works and accounting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rathakara = Chariot maker Satamana = A silver coin which weighed about 180 grains Skandhavaras = Military camps Varnasankara = Intermixture of varnas or social orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Senapati = Commander-in-chief Strategos = Governors in Central Asian kingdoms Sannidhata = Keeper of the stores during Mauryas Samhartha = Revenue collector during Mauryas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Samatata = South-East Bengal Rathakara = Chariot maker Skandhavaras = Military camps Varnasankara = Intermixture of varnas or social orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yuktas = Subordinate official whose duties were largely secretarial works and accounting Rajukas = Officers of Ashokan period who were vested with authority of punishing and rewarding people Pramukha = President of the Shrenis (guilds) Sannidhata = Keeper of the stores during Mauryas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Satamana = A silver coin which weighed about 180 grains Skandhavaras = Military camps Samhartha = Revenue collector during Mauryas. Treasurer and keeper of the stores during Mauryas Varnasankara = Intermixture of varnas or social orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stridhana = Immovable property that a woman holds Vrishali = Shudra women meant for pleasure Uparakshitha = Troops in royal service during Satavahanas Valaikkarars = Feudatories of Satavahanas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Devaputra = A title associated with Shunga rulers Devkula = A temple of dead Kushan King Yueh-chi = A Chinese tribal clan associated with Kushan rulers Khatiya-dapa-mana-mada = Gautamiputra Satkarni</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parihar = Exemption from immunity Vrata kshatriya = Associated with the caste group Mahabhoja = Second Grade Feudatories of Satavahanas Dinarii = Roman gold coin which left its impression</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Satavahanas = A royal dynasty Kushan = A royal dynasty Shudra = A caste group Buddhist = A religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gautamiputra Satkarni = One who destroyed the pride of Kshatria Satavahanas = A royal dynasty Kushan = A Chinese tribal clan Shunga = A title associated with rulers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feudatories = Localized rulers Troops = Military forces Immovable property = Land or building Caste group = Social hierarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Uparakshitha = Satavahanas Valaikkarars = Satavahanas Devkula = Kushan King Dinarii = Roman gold coin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meeting hall = A place for Buddhist monks and lay worshippers Vrata kshatriya = A caste group Stridhana = Property owned by a woman Parihar = Immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amin = Revenue officials Fauzdar = Administrative head of Sarkar Kotwa = Officer to maintain law and order Mansabdar = Mughal officer with civil as well as military responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dahsala = Mughal land revenue system Kankut = Land revenue by estimate Rai = Revenue collection method based on yield per unit area Zabti = Revenue collection method based on yield of crops</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diwan = The head of revenue department Mirbakshi = Royal paymaster Sadur-us-sadar = Head of Ulema Waquinavis = Royal News reporter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ijara system = Revenue-Farming Jins-i-kamil = Perfect crops Khalisa = Land held and managed directly by the state Mulk-i-jadid = Newly conquered area</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Faujdari = Administrative head of Sarkar Khanzada = Elite social class Muhtasib = Officer appointed to maintain regulations in a municipality Siqdar = Administrative head of Paragana</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amin = Revenue officials Karori = Royal official incharge of land yielding one crore tanka as revenue Pahikast = Outsider peasant Patwari = Village Accountant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kharbandi = Scrubland Khawajasara = A slave eunuch Mandal = Village headman Sair Hasil = Most paying Jagir</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dastur-ul-amal = Rule book Jarib = Land measuring rod Mujtahid Iman-i-Adil = Final interpreter of Islamic Law Tauhid-i-ilahi = Unity of divine being</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bhaoli = The crops are reaped stacked and divided in presence of party Khet batai = Division of field Lang Batai = Division of heap Taqsimat = Revenue estimate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chahar Bag = A huge garden Diwan-i-khas-i-oam = The ceremonial hall of Public and Private Audience Hasht Bishti = A Central hall surrounded by eight rooms Pietraduara = Technique in which precious stones are used for decoration</p> Signup and view all the answers