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# War in Ancient India c12.16

War in Ancient India c12.16

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### [c12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c12.16)

The \*Kāmandakīnīti\* has a special section on the qualifications and duties of ambassadors. Here also the threefold classification of envoys is retained as in the \*Kauṭalīya\* and in the \*Agnipurāṇa\*. The ambassador must survey the strength of the Antapālas and the

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## Cites (3)

- [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- [Kāmandakīya Nītisāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kamandaka_nitisara) — Kāmandaki, Sanskrit

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