Obligations of The Samanta
From the Harshacharitra, we understand that the Samanta had 5 duties. They are:
1) Paying yearly tributes to the emperor.
2) Paying homage to the emperor in person.
3) Defeated Samantas had to offer their sons and minor princes to the Emperor so that they are groomed in the imperial traditions and grow to be loyal to the emperor.
4) Render military aid to the emperor.
5) Perform administrative and judicial functions in times of peace.
In the nature of rendering military aid, paying tributes and performing administrative and judicial functions, the office of the Samanta is comparable to the office of the Nayaka which was followed by the Vijayanagar Empire.
The Samanta system was followed by several kingdoms across north and south India.
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