short note on ur and sabha
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The general assemblies included most of the local residents and were of three categories: the ur consisted of the tax paying residents of an ordinary village; the sabha was restricted to the Brahmans of the village or else was found exclusively in villages gifted to Brahmans; and finally, the nagaram was found more commonly in trade centers. In some villages the ur and the sabha were found together. Very large villages had two urs if this was more convenient for their functioning. The working of these assemblies differed according to local conditions. The ur was open to all male adults of the village but in affect the older members took a more prominent part, some of them forming a small executive body for routine matters. The sabha had the same system and in addition had the power to constitute smaller committees of any size from among its members.