king Ramchandra created two new posts, that of Ghatak and Swarnamatya. These two posts were held by reputed Brahmanas and later the duties of two merged into one.
Ghatak- The Ghatak had to maintain kayastha bangshavali, raj bangshavali, their number of marriages and past achievements. They were record keepers and keepers of family tree.
Swarnamatya- He had to decide the rank of kayasthas in Raj Bhojanalaya called Chilchhtra, where king first took ashana and then people sat according to ranks. The kulin Brahmanas and kayasthas sat near the king and the other low ranking kayasthas like Kulaja, Madhyalaya, Mahapatra sat in a distance.
Later these two above posts merged into one as Swarnamatya had to consult Ghatak's list in order to decide a man's rank and status in royal eating house.
Ghatak- The Ghatak had to maintain kayastha bangshavali, raj bangshavali, their number of marriages and past achievements. They were record keepers and keepers of family tree.
Swarnamatya- He had to decide the rank of kayasthas in Raj Bhojanalaya called Chilchhtra, where king first took ashana and then people sat according to ranks. The kulin Brahmanas and kayasthas sat near the king and the other low ranking kayasthas like Kulaja, Madhyalaya, Mahapatra sat in a distance.
Later these two above posts merged into one as Swarnamatya had to consult Ghatak's list in order to decide a man's rank and status in royal eating house.
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