[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) › c4.4 # State and Government in Ancient India c4.4 State and Government in Ancient India c4.4 - **Language:** English ### [c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4.4) Chapter VI deals with the Republics in Ancient India. When, how and where they came in existence, how far they were democratic in the modern sense of the term, what were the different types of their constitution, what were the relations between the Executive and the Central Assembly, when and why the republics declined and disappeared are some of the topics dealt with in this chapter. It is hoped that the reader will find a good deal of this chapter substantially new. - [Previous: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4.3) - [Next: c4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4.5) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c4.4) · Pramāṇa