Hindu Administrative Institutions c11.s3.36

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c11.s3.36

Again in the treatment of the vanquished we do not find anything unscrupulous or indiscriminating perpetrated in the name of justice. According to Manu spoils of war like chariots, horses, elephants, umbrellas, treasure, grain, cattle, women and all other wealth belong of right to the conqueror. After the whole spoils have been gathered it is the pleasant duty of the monarch to distribute them among his loyal warriors:⁴

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