[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) › c47.23 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c47.23 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c47.23 - **Language:** English ### [c47.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47.23) "The power of production in the merchants should be always encouraged. They make the Realm strong, enhance agriculture, and develop its trade. A wise king should be favourable to them in a studied manner . . . . . . . . . . . There is no greater wealth in a kingdom than its merchants."\1 - [Previous: c47.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47.22) - [Next: c47.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47.24) - [Up: c47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c47.23) · Pramāṇa