State and Government in Ancient India

4th century administration Amatyas ancient India ancient Indian polity army Arthaśāstra Aśoka Atharvaveda body Brāhmaṇas Central Assembly Central Government century A. D. Chalukya Chap chapter charge Chola citizens constitutional coronation court described Dharma district divine doubt duty dynasty elected emperor empire evidence executive existed feudatories foreign functions Gupta Harsha headman hereditary Hindu imperial important inscriptions Jātakas Kautilya king king's kingdom kingship known Kshatriya land tax large number later Lichchhavis literature Mahābhārata Mālavas Manu Mauryan Megasthenes ment military ministers ministry modern monarchy naturally officers organisation Pallava Panchayats Pāṇini persons political popular assembly princes probably provinces punishment Rāmāyaṇa Rashtrakutas ratnins records referred regarded republics revenue Rigveda royal rulers rules sabhā samiti Samudragupta secretariat Smritis sometimes south India Sukra taxation theory thinkers tion usually Vedic age Vedic period viceroy VIII village councils writers Yadava Yaudheyas तु राजा वा