State and Government in Ancient India c13.64

c13.64

In the neighbourhood of the Kshudrakas there was another republic, that of the Ambashṭhas (Sambastai of the Greeks). Curtius expressly describes their form of government as democratic. They had an army of 60,000 foot, 6,000 cavalry and 500 chariots, and had elected three generals to oppose Alexander the Great. Eventually, however, they decided to submit to him following the advice of their elders. Their later history is not known