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Write short essay of not more than 200 words on; The role of guilds in the economic life of India from c. 200 B. C. to c. A. D. 300.

  • UPSC 1986
  • Post-Mauryan Period

As Mauryan central oversight loosened after c. 200 BC, the guild (śreni) emerged as the pivotal institution organizing production, trade and credit, its expanding autonomy attested by inscriptions, Dharmashastra texts and coin legends.

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