Officers during the Vedic Period: Easy to Learn Compilation

During early Vedic period (BC 1500-BC 1000), Aryans were organised into tribes rather than kingdoms. The chief of a tribe was called a rajan. The autonomy of the rajan was restricted by the tribal councils called sabha and samiti. The two bodies were, in part, responsible for the governance of the tribe. The rajan could not accede to the throne without their approval.

Officers During the Vedic Period

In the later Vedic period, the tribes had consolidated into small kingdoms, which had a capital and a rudimentary administrative system.

Name	Function
Vrajapati	Officer-in-charge of pasture land
Purohita	Priest of highest order
Jivagribha	Police official
Senani	Supreme commander-in-chief
Gramani	Head of the village
Kulapati	Head of the family
Spasas	Spies & Messengers
Bhagadugha	Revenue collector
Madhyamasi	Mediator for dispute solving
Palagala	Messenger
Sanghrahriti	Treasurer
Suta	Charioteer
Kshatri	Chamberlain
Sthapati	Chief Judge
Mahishi	Chief Queen
Govikartana	Keeper of forests & games
Akshavapa	Accountant
Takshan	Carpenter

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Compiled by: Jishnu J Raju