HISTORY OF POLICE IN MEDIEVAL GUJARAT

The field of enquiry of this paper is the growth and evolution of police administration in the Indian polity of the medieval times. With the emergence of principalities and kingdoms in the ancient times it became imperative for the political structure to have an organization that can help in the maintenance of law and order. This organization that was created to fulfil the functional prerequisites of the system was the police force. In spite of its political origins, the organization has also taken over a social role in its evolutionary growth. The paper also looks into the administrative structures and organization of police, and elements of change and continuity within the said structure.