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Charter means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Charters (for trade in foreign territory) was traditionally obtained from the king, upon landing the ship after Sea-voyages in ancient India (known in Prakrit as: Ჹٳ, or Sanskrit: ٰ), and was vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—[...] The ship reached to its destination. It touched the landing, and the merchant got on the coast. It was then the custom to pay a visit to the king by making suitable presents, while obtaining from him his consent or tacit charter to trade in his territory. They paid all the customs, charges and taxes. [...]

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCharter in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) a charter..—charter (चार्टर) is alternatively transliterated as Cārṭara.
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Full-text (+89): Shasana, Sanada, Adhikarapatra, Cartara, Prashasti, Badapatra, Prapatra, Badaptr, Rajptr, Rajapatra, Sannat, Shasana-baddha, Praptra, Kattuvisesadassanapara, Sanad, Kushalin, Pattaka, Pattaya-kkanikkai, Darpapura, Dharma-lekhin.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (F): The Early Gurjaras < [Chapter 3]
System of Taxation < [Chapter 5]
Council of Royal Officials < [Chapter 5]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 211 - Greatness of Śaṅkha Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 36 - Hanumān Makes His Appearance < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 38 - Acquisition of the Charter by Brāhmaṇas < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Copper Plate Inscriptions: Salient Features < [Chapter 4 - The Corpus of Inscriptions]
The Corpus of Inscriptions (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - The Corpus of Inscriptions]
Meaning and Significance of the Nomenclature < [Chapter 1 - Sripura]
Kathasaritsagara (cultural study) (by S. W. Chitale)
The Village Administration < [Chapter 2 - Political conditions]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Religious Beliefs during the Pallava period (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
The Pallavas of the Prakrit and Sanskrit charters < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Origin of the Pallava Dynasty < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
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