Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s1.36

c8.s1.36

On the other hand if the prince would misbehave and the king was impartial he could be conciliated in the first instance by diplomacy and promise of sovereignty if he happened to be the only son. If he could not get rectified he might be sent on dangerous foreign expeditions so that he might not prove a source of anxiety and mischief. Even if this were impossible he could be imprisoned, or, as a last resort, may be put to death.³