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What was the administrative structure during the Gupta Age?
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The administrative structure during the Gupta Age was as follows:
- The Guptas had a strong central government, but they also allowed a certain degree of local control.
- The king was at the head of the administrative system.
- The empire was divided into provinces, which were subdivided into districts or vishayas headed by vishayapatis. Councils in each district helped the vishayapatis in administration.
- Members of the royal family were appointed as governors of provinces and were assisted by officials called kumaramatyas.
- The Gupta system of urban and rural administration was based on the principle of encouraging as much of local participation as possible.
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