State and Government in Ancient India c21.s1.34

c21.s1.34

Feudatories, who had rebelled and were defeated in war, were subjected to a number of indignities. Kumārapāla (*c.* 1150 A. D.) defeated and dethroned Vikramasiṁha, a feudatory of his, and put the former’s nephew upon the throne.⁵ Sometimes greater humiliations were in store for them ; they were often compelled to sweep the stables of the conqueror.⁶ They had to surrender their treasures, horses and elephants as a punishment for their disloyalty. Often their states were taken over or annexed, usually for a short period.