State and Government in Ancient India c12.s3.7

c12.s3.7

The attraction of pomp and power was, however, often too strong, and younger brothers would sometimes seek to wrest the crown by starting internecine wars. These are known both to folk lore stories as well as to sober history. When, however, we take a survey of the ancient Indian history as a whole, we have to admit that they were rather an exception than the rule. Very often a compromise was effected by giving a small feudatory kingdom to the younger brother. The creation of the Rāshtrakūṭa branch in Gujarat and the Chālukya branch in Veṅgi were due to this policy.