[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) › c44.49 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.49 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c44.49 - **Language:** English ### [c44.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.49) "'Devānāṁpriya \[His Fortunate Majesty\] King Priyadarśin \[another name of Aśoka\] thus says: \['thus says'—a style in royal documents to denote '\*Proclamations\*' Artha-Śāstra, p. 71\]:— " 'In the year twenty-six (elapsed) of my coronation this document of law was caused by me to be recorded \[or 'dictated by me'\]: - [Previous: c44.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.48) - [Next: c44.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.50) - [Up: c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c44.49) · Pramāṇa