State and Government in Ancient India c27.7

c27.7

Cabinet, of Aśoka, 175; 318; inner, 166; *see* also under Ministry. Caste system, its effect on government, 51-55; 77; 385-6; flexible in early times, 77 Cattle breeding, tax on, 280 Cavalry commander, 195 Central Assembly, in republics 127-31; in monarchies, 139-146; in Vedic period, 143-146; not denoted by *Paura-jānapadas*, 146-55 Central Government, how it supervised and controlled provinces and districts, 191-92; necessity of its being strong, 387-9 Central Secretariat, its power of supervision and control, 190-191; its emissaries, 191 Chamberlain, 194 Chandraguptasabhā, 12 Chārāyaṇa, author, 7 Chariot corps, commander of, 195 Charioteer, a *ratnin*, 161 Chief Justice, 203 Chief of Staff, 195 *Choroddharaṇika*, 204 Citizens, varieties of, in the West, 65; not known in India, 65-66; privileged classes among, 65; and foreigners, 66-7; duties of, 70-1; equal rights for, 69-70 City-Council, 222-3 City Government, 220-4 City states, 39-40 City Magistrate, 222 Civic duties, as part of *dharma*, 64-5 Clan origin of republics, 136-7 Commander-in-Chief, 195 Commerce department, 200-2 Commissioner's division, 202, 209 Composite State, 40-41 Confedarate state, 36; 120, 132 Conquest, permission for, 291-3 Constitution of India, *see* Indian Constitution Constitutional cheecks, 98-100 Contract theory, 30-2, not fully analysed 33 Coronation ceremony, 77-80 in minority, 87 Courts, highest, 248-9; provincial, 250; popular, 250; other varieties, 246-7 Crown-Prince; *see* Yuvarāja