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The 13th Century text Lekhapaddhati gives us information on which one of the following topics?

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The Lekhapaddhati, also known as Lekhapañcāśikā, is a significant 13th to 15th-century Sanskrit text from Gujarat that serves as a manual for legal and administrative documentation [1]. It provides a collection of model drafts for various legal documents, including land grants, treaties between kings, royal charters (Śāsana Patra), and private letters. The text is unique for its detailed specimens of state and everyday life documents, such as debt contracts and administrative orders. While it is an epistolary manual, its primary historical value lies in the 'models' or 'forms' it provides for drafting formal legal and state papers rather than just general literature or the art of calligraphy. It offers rare insights into the legal practices, credit systems, and social structures of the Chaulukya period and beyond [1].

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lekhapaddhati
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