The Kāyasthas: A Study in the Formation and Early History of a Caste

6th century administration Ajaygarh Ambashṭhas ancient Aśoka associated became belonged Bengal bhogikas Bihar Brahmana Brāhmaṇas Brāhmaṇical Brahmi Calcutta century A.D. Chandella charter Chitragupta clerks copper plate inscription copper-plate inscription court D.C. Sircar Delhi divira divirapati donated dynasty engraved Epigraphia Indica epigraphic epigraphic records favour feudal feudatory foreign Gauḍa Gauḍa-Kayasthas Gaudas gotra Gupta period Harappan Harsha Hira Lal Ibid important Indian Antiquary Jayapura Kalachuri Kalanjara Kalhana's karaṇa Karanas karanika kāraṇikas Kautilya Kayastha caste Kayastha families Kayastha groups Kayastha officials king known Kshatriya kulikas land land-grants lekhaka lineage Loc-cit mahāsāmanta Maheśvara Maitrakas Mathura Mathura-Kayasthas Maurya minister Muslim Naigama Narwar North Indian Northern India origin Orissa position profession pustapālas R.S. Sharma Ratanpur referred region royal Russell and Hira sandhivigrahika scribes script Select Inscriptions social Śri Srivastavas status sub-caste Śūdra suggested Suraj-dhuj temple term thakkura Valabhi various Vāstavya village writers written