Public Administration in Ancient India c12.43

c12.43

² In the Mahāvamsa it is said that the ministers governed the Kingdom of Ceylon righteously for one year after the death of Vijaya, and on the arrival of his nephew from India, they invested him with the sovereignty of Lanka. Ch. IX. The Chānakya-sūtra contains the following passage: "If there are good ministers, the affairs of a State can be managed even without a King."