HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Institution of professional men in villages
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Royal Court
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Mantri Parishad
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National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term ‘Sabha’ referred to an assembly in the Rig Vedic period. The elder members of the ‘Jana’ took part in the ‘Sabha’. This assembly was also attended by women known as ‘Sabhavati’. In the later Vedic period, however, women stopped attending the ‘Sabha’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sabha and Samiti were the two popular assemblies of the Vedic period. The Samiti was the body that consisted of the whole tribe whereas the Sabha was composed only of the distinguished members.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sabha denotes both the assembly early Rig-Vedic period. Women also attend this assembly and were called Sabhavati. Rig Veda speaks about the Sabha as a dancing and gambling assembly, along with judicial and administrative functions. While Samiti was a folk assembly in which tribe people gathered for tribal business.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sabha – Smaller body meant for elites. Samiti – Broad-based folk assembly, presided over by the Rajan. Vidatha – Tribal assembly with diverse functions.