[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [State and Government in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949) › c20.26 # State and Government in Ancient India c20.26 State and Government in Ancient India c20.26 - **Language:** English ### [c20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20.26) With the Mauryan period we come on firmer ground. The \*Arthaśāstra\*, the Dhramasūtras and the Smṛitis supply considerable data, which can to a great extent be checked by the statements of Greek writers and the contents of contemporary state documents preserved in stone inscriptions and copper-plates. - [Previous: c20.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20.25) - [Next: c20.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20.27) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c20.26) · Pramāṇa