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# Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c4.12

Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c4.12

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### [c4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c4.12)

| § 222. | Coronation oath .... .... | 27—28 |  
| § 223. | Ascent to the throne .... .... | 28 |  
| § 224. | People as King's Protector .... | 29 |  
| § 225. | Besprinkling by the Priest .... | 29—30 |  
| § 226. | Brahmin and Taxation .... .... | 30—33 |  
| §§ 227-28. | Vesting of Sovereignty .... | 33—35 |  
| § 229. | Post-Abhisheka Ceremonies. Symbolism denoting Supremacy of Law. .... .... | 35 |  
| §§ 230-31. | The Homage .... .... | 36—37 |  
| § 232. | The symbolic Game of Government .... .... | 37—38 |  
| § 233. | Summary .... .... | 38—39 |  
| § 234. | Hereditary succession not yet established .... .... | 39—40 |

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