History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c41.s22.7

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The chief queen or Pattamahishi* and the chief prince or Yuvarāja were important personages next to the king and appear to have had some executive powers in the state. They of course acted for the king in his absence or during his illness as has been seen in some Gāhadavāla grants issued by them in Madanapāla's name (p. 214). From ancient times (vide Rāmāyaṇa) the Yuvarāja was appointed with great ceremony and a Gāhadavāla inscription mentions the appointment of Jaichand as Yuvarāja (E. I. IV p. 123). In some southern inscriptions, the name of the Yuvarāja, usually a brother, is joined in inscriptions. What the exact limit of his authority was cannot be determined. We have in the last chapter described the king's ministers with their duties and designations.