The complex administrative state machinery of the powerful territorial monarchies saw the rise of a specialized high-status bureaucracy. Within this framework, what were the precise portfolios assigned to the Voharika Mahamattas and the Rajjugahakas?

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As territorial states expanded, administrative roles became highly specialized. The Mahamattas were top-tier ministers. The Voharika Mahamatta was institutionalized as the chief judge to manage urban crimes and interpret legal custom. Simultaneously, the Rajjugahaka (literally rope-holder) was appointed to survey agricultural land parcels using formal measuring ropes to evaluate exact state tax burdens.

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