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अष्टकुल (aSTakula)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
aṣṭa-kula, cf. Tamil ūr-ĕṭṭu (SITI)
the committee of eight
members of the village assembly (ūr)
taxes payable for the
expenses of the committee (cf. eṇ-per-āyam which may also refer
to the eight major items of revenue). See añjaṣṭa-sabhā.
Cf. aṣṭakul-ādhikaraṇa (IE 8-3
EI 31), an administrative
board (like the Pañcāyat) consisting of eight (or more)
members representing various classes or communities of people
cf. grām-āṣṭa-kul-ādhikaraṇa
mahattar-ādy-aṣṭakul-ādhikaraṇa.