History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.527

v4.c62.527

The duty of the conqueror, after vanquishing his opponent, to place on the throne of the late king his son or a kinsman and to respect the customs and usages of the territory conquered has already been set forth above (p. 71). Conquests resulted in either loss of territory or more generally in the offering of tribute of various kinds to the conqueror viz. wealth (gold and silver), horses, elephants, pearls and gems, fine cloth &c. Particularly horses from Kāmboja, Bālhika, Gāndhāra and other countries in the north and west were highly prized. Vide Sabhā 51. 10, 53. 5, Udyoga 86. 6, Droṇa 156. 47, Sauptika 13. 2; and Sabhā 27. 27. 28. 6 for horses as tribute. In Sabhā 30. 28-30 all the above kinds of tribute are said to have been levied from the Mleccha kings by Bhīma ³¹².