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# The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c18.102

The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c18.102

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### [c18.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.102)

‘whoever is superior in power shall wage war’;³  
‘whoever is rising in power may break the agreement of peace’;⁴  
‘the king who is situated anywhere on the circumference of the conqueror’s territory is termed the enemy’;⁵  
‘when a king of equal power does not like peace, then the same amount of vexation as his opponent has received at his hands should be given to him in return; for it is power that brings about peace between any two kings; no piece

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