Q.4 What is Amatya in the Mauryan Period.
Ans: Amatya is the Official designation for a high official used right from the Mauryan Period. Other officials-Mahamattyas, and Adhyakshas. The Adhyakshas (or superintendents, whom Megasthenes called the Astynomoi, the magistrates of Strabo) were high-ranking officials next to the Tirthas, concerned mostly with economic functions and some military duties.
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