Public Administration in Ancient India c8.22

c8.22

Chāṇakya also mentions many powerful oligarchies. From him we know that the Lichchivikas, Vrijjikas, Mallakas, Madrakas, Kukuras, Kurus, and Pānchālas were ruling oligarchies,¹ while the Kshatriya clans of the Kāmbojas and Surāshtras were engaged in agriculture, industry, and the profession of arms.²