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GK QUESTION#2225

In Gupta-period local administration, what did the title sarthavaha denote?

  1. AChief artisan responsible for temple and sculpture guilds
  2. BOfficer managing military enlistment
  3. CA caravan leader or chief caravan merchantCorrect answer
  4. DAdministrator of irrigation systems and waterworks
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C. A caravan leader or chief caravan merchant

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A caravan leader or chief caravan merchant. Damodarpur records name a sarthavaha among those associated with district administration. This title should not be confused with the nagara-sreshthin, the chief merchant or banker, or the prathama-kulika, the chief artisan.

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