Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c14.s3.27
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c14.s3.27
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c14.s3.27
The conquered territory was constituted a viceroyalty under a prince of the royal family stationed at Tosalī,¹ apparently situated in the Purī district. The Emperor issued two special edicts prescribing the principles on which both the settled inhabitants and the border tribes should be treated. These two edicts are preserved at two sites, now called Dhauli² and Jaugaḍa.³ They are addressed to the *Mahāmātras* or High Officers at Tosalī and Samāpā.⁴ In these documents the Emperor makes the famous declaration “all men are my children,” and charges his officers to see that justice is done to the people.