The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c9.11

v1.c9.11

| | PAGE |
| Internal conditions: | |
| The land . . . . . . . . . . | 474 |
| Towns and fortifications . . . . . . . | 475 |
| The imperial capital . . . . . . . . | 477 |
| The people . . . . . . . . . . | 477 |
| Trade . . . . . . . . . . . | 478 |
| State of society . . . . . . . . . | 479 |
| Literature . . . . . . . . . . | 482 |
| Language . . . . . . . . . . | 483 |
| Religion . . . . . . . . . . | 483 |
| Law . . . . . . . . . . . | 485 |
| Government and administration: | |
| Civil administration founded on village autonomy . . . | 486 |
| The army . . . . . . . . . . | 489 |
| Foreign policy . . . . . . . . . | 490 |
| Tribal oligarchies . . . . . . . . . | 491 |
| Monarchies . . . . . . . . . . | 491 |