[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) › c8.s3.4 # State and Government in Ancient India c8.s3.4 State and Government in Ancient India c8.s3.4 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3.4) The accounts of Greek historians, especially relating to the the invasion of Alexander the Great, are very valuable for getting a glimpse into city states and republics. Megasthenes' \*Indica\*, though fragmentary, is of very great value to the student of the Mauryan administration. - [Previous: c8.s3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3.3) - [Next: c8.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3.5) - [Up: c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s3.4) · Pramāṇa