INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution. The village administration was managed by the village headman. The Gupta inscriptions refer to the participation of leading local elements in the administration of the village or small towns called vithis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most important officers in the Gupta empire were the Kumaramatyas or the ministers. They were appointed by the king in the home provinces and possibly paid in cash.

Detailed explanation-3: -A study of the epigraphical records of the Gupta empire shows that there was a hierarchy of administrative divisions from top to bottom. The empire was called by various names such as Rajya, Rashtra, Desha, Mandala, Prithvi and Avani. It was divided into 26 provinces, which were styled as Bhukti, Pradesha and Bhoga.