The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t2.9
The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t2.9
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c8.s3.t2.9
Next comes kara which is apparently the share of produce from fruit and flower-gardens.⁵ Shāmā Śāstri’s interpretation as ‘contribution by subdued princes’ does not fit in at all. For, it must be remembered that it finds a place in the group of taxes arising from the rāṣṭra, literally, country parts.