Consider the following statements regarding the corporate socio-legal architecture of Shrenis or guilds during the second urbanization:
1. The guilds possessed autonomous judicial powers to resolve civil and professional disputes among their own members.
2. The state legal codes recognized Shreni-Dharma or guild customary regulations as valid frameworks that royal courts had to respect.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Merchant and artisan guilds achieved high legal independence during this era. The guild chief held the power to arbitrate arguments between members regarding wages, quality, or contract violations. State lawmakers enforced that the king must preserve and uphold these specialized corporate customs or Shreni-Dharma unless they directly clashed with public security.

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