State and Government in Ancient India c12.s3.15

c12.s3.15

The regency had its own advantages and was an obvious necessity in the case of a minority administration. Many regents like Pātālamalla in the case of Rāshtrakūṭa king Amoghavarsha I and Vijayāditya in the case of the Gaṅga king Śivamāra II discharged their duties disinterestedly. But some regents would try to usurp the throne for themselves, as happened in the case Maṅgalīśa, the regent of Pulakeśin I and Kṛishṇa in the case of the Yādava ruler Rāmachandra.