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Question
With reference to the administrative system of the Guptas, answer the following questions:
Describe briefly the administration of villages during the Gupta period.
Solution
The village administration was managed by the village headman. The Gupta inscriptions refer to the participation of leading local elements in the administration of the village or small towns called vithis. No land transactions could be effected without their consent and this may have been also true of other important affairs.
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