Administration in Indus Valley Civilisation | Harappan Civilisation
D.D.Koshambi- Priestly class
Ram Saram Sharma- Rule of Merchants
Stuart Piggot- 2 or more independent kingdoms
Gordon Child- Municipal administration
A.L.Basham- Highly centralized administration.
D.D.Koshambi- Priestly class
Historian and archaeologist. Preists were administrators in Mesopotamia. Theocratic rule- Administration according to religious principles. Under the influence of Mesopotamian hypothesis D.D.Koshambi came to the conclusion that Priestly class ruled in Harappan civilization.
Ram Saran Sharma- Rule of Merchants
Administration encouraged Trade and commerce. So there must be the rule of merchants.
Stuart Piggot- 2 or more independent kingdoms
There must be two or more independent kingdoms which ruled during Harappan civilization. Civilization spreaded in the vast area of 13 lakh square kilometers. Taking the vastness into consideration Stuart Piggot came to the conclusion.
Gordon Childe- Municipal administration
There must be Municipal administration.
A.L.Basham- Highly centralized administration
British Indologist. 1st Historian to write Indian history from the common man point of view. A.L.Basham opined that there must be one highly centralized administration.
* Uniformity in the town planning.
* Grid system
* Brick manufacturing 4:2:1
* Weights and measures. 16 and its multiples.
All these are common throughout the Indus valley civilization.
A.L.Basham took into consideration all those feature and came to the conclusion that there must be Highly centralized administration.
D.D.Koshambi- Priestly class
Ram Saram Sharma- Rule of Merchants
Stuart Piggot- 2 or more independent kingdoms
Gordon Child- Municipal administration
A.L.Basham- Highly centralized administration.
D.D.Koshambi- Priestly class
Historian and archaeologist. Preists were administrators in Mesopotamia. Theocratic rule- Administration according to religious principles. Under the influence of Mesopotamian hypothesis D.D.Koshambi came to the conclusion that Priestly class ruled in Harappan civilization.
Ram Saran Sharma- Rule of Merchants
Administration encouraged Trade and commerce. So there must be the rule of merchants.
Stuart Piggot- 2 or more independent kingdoms
There must be two or more independent kingdoms which ruled during Harappan civilization. Civilization spreaded in the vast area of 13 lakh square kilometers. Taking the vastness into consideration Stuart Piggot came to the conclusion.
Gordon Childe- Municipal administration
There must be Municipal administration.
A.L.Basham- Highly centralized administration
British Indologist. 1st Historian to write Indian history from the common man point of view. A.L.Basham opined that there must be one highly centralized administration.
* Uniformity in the town planning.
* Grid system
* Brick manufacturing 4:2:1
* Weights and measures. 16 and its multiples.
All these are common throughout the Indus valley civilization.
A.L.Basham took into consideration all those feature and came to the conclusion that there must be Highly centralized administration.
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