State and Government in Ancient India c12.s4.12
State and Government in Ancient India c12.s4.12
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c12.s4.12
When the Avatāra theory became popular, kings began to be regarded as incarnation of gods. Thus kings Chandra and Govindachandra of the Gāhadawāla dynasty were regarded as the incranations of Brahmā and Hari respectively (*I. A.*, XVIII. 15; *E.I.* IX. 319) The *Pṛithvirājavijaya*, VII. 62 describes its hero as an *avatāra* of Rāma.
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- Epigraphia Indica
- Indian Antiquary
- Pṛthvīrājavijaya — Jayānaka, Sanskrit