| Term | Meaning |
| Vish (Rigvedic period) | Group of many villages headed by vishpati. |
| Sabha (Rigvedic period) | Tribal assembly with judicial functions |
| Samiti (Rigvedic period) | Tribal assembly |
| Bali (Rigvedic period) | Tax voluntary paid by the people |
| Pautavadhyaksha (Mauryan period) | Officer of Weights and Measures |
| Sannidhata (Mauryan period) | Officer of state treasury |
| Pradeshtha (Mauryan period) | Faujadari court |
| Rajuka (Mauryan period) | Tax collector with judicial powers in villages |
| Pariharika (Mauryan period) | Tax free villages |
| Ur (Sangam period) | Town |
| Pattinam (Sangam period) | Coastal town |
| Vikram samvat/Malav Samvat | Dated 57 BC commemorating Vikramaditya’s triumph over Shakas. |
| Saka Samvat | Started in 78 AD |
| Gupta Samvat | Dated 319-320 C.E. was started by Chandragupta 1. |
| Veena playing/ Ashvamedha performance coins (Gupta period) | Issued by Samudra Gupta |
| Mahasandhivigrahik (Gupta period) | Foreign Minister, dealt with war affairs |
| Puga (Gupta period) | Assembly of same jati traders in a town |
| Kula (Gupta period) | Assembly of family members |
| Agrahara (Gupta period) | Tax free land given to temples & brahmanas. |
| Araghatta (Gupta period) | Irrigation device |
| Shreni (Gupta period) | Assembly of traders from different jatis |
| Nigama (Gupta period) | Assembly of traders from same town |
| Brahmadeya (Gupta period) | Tax free land given to brahmanas. |
| Dinar (Gupta period) | Gold coin issued by Guptas |
| Devadana (Gupta period) | Tax free land given to temples. |
| Ghatikas (Pallava period) | Schools/Colleges |
| Taniyurs (Chola period) | Big villages |
| Ur (Chola period) | Gram sabha |
| Sabha (Chola period) | Assembly of eminent brahmanas |
| Shreni (Chola period) | Trader’s assembly. Important were Manigramam, Nanadesi, Anjuvannam. |
