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In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
PRELIMS 2014 · MEDIEVAL HISTORY
In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for
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• Mahattara and Pattakila were village headman designations in medieval India.
• Mahattara referred to elders heading village councils; Pattakila was the headman in Deccan/Maharashtra.
• They acted as intermediaries between village community and state for revenue and governance. These terms did not denote military officers, Vedic ritualists, or guild chiefs.
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