viṣaya (English spelling) visaya

The Gupta Empire reorganized the Indian ruling system that had developed since the Maurya period and established a bureaucratic system. It especially focused on governing the regions, and in the Ganges basin, it reorganized the local administrative structure by establishing districts (viṣaya) and districts (bhukti) based on villages, and established a system by placing officials in each district and district. Under this system, the cities of northern India prospered, and large amounts of gold coins and other currency were minted and circulated.

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…　グプタ帝国は，マウリヤ時代以来発展したインドの支配体制を再編成して官僚制度を整備した。とくに地方の支配に力を注ぎ，ガンガー流域では，村落を基礎として，郡(ビシャヤviṣaya)と県(ブクティbhukti)を設けて地方行政機構を再編成し，各郡県に官吏を配置して体制を確立した。このもとで，北インドの諸都市は繁栄をきわめ，金貨をはじめ貨幣が多量に鋳造されて流通した。…

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