In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
Answer:
(b)
Non-traditional
Statement a is incorrect: Military officers in medieval India were known by titles such as senapati, nayaka, amirs, not Mahattara or Pattakila. Statement b is correct: Both Mahattara and Pattakila were designations for village-level officers/elders. They were responsible for administration, revenue collection, and maintaining law and order in villages. These terms occur frequently in inscriptions of early medieval India (esp. Deccan and South India). Statement c is incorrect: Specialists in Vedic rituals were called purohitas, ritviks, acharyas, not these designations. Statement d is incorrect: Chiefs of craft guilds were known as sreshthis, nagaramukhyas, jettis, not Mahattara or Pattakila.