Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.108

c40.108

² A scholar who does not take so much notice of Hindu authorities as he draws on analogies and comparisons has misunderstood this Paura jurisdiction of the Maurya capital as a consular department borrowed from Persia! It should be noticed that the Paura administered estates in co-operation with the ministry, according to Vasiṣṭha (XVI. 20).