A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.54
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.54
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c13.54
The king was the head of the state, the fountain of honour, judge, and leader of the armed forces. The early kings in this period called themselves *dharmamahārājādhirājas*, in token of their active promotion of Vedic dharma as against Buddhism and Jainism.