[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c29.12 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c29.12 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c29.12 - **Language:** English ### [c29.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29.12) § 187. The Lichchhavis whose form of republican government was noticed by orientalists in the first instance, attracted much attention and curiosity, and gave rise to various speculations. Mr. Vincent Smith wrote a short paper on "Tibetan affinities of the Lichchhavis."¹ This paper is referred to in successive editions of Mr. V. Smith's History, and has been often taken by others as having established its thesis. - [Previous: c29.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29.11) - [Next: c29.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29.13) - [Up: c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c29.12) · Pramāṇa