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¹ The Crown Prince or *Yuvarāja* is always mentioned as one among the eighteen '*tirthas*' or the heads of departments of the state of ancient Indian historical literature. For the names of these, See Nag, *Les Theories Diplomatiques De L'Inde Ancienne*, pp. 38 ff; also Jayaswal, *Hindu Polity*, II, pp. 133-4. See *Arthaśāstra* I, 12. Under Mauryan administration he was a regular officer of the state drawing a handsome allowance of 48,000 *panas* yearly, the highest remuneration equal to that of the *purohita*, Commander-in-Chief, King's mother and queen: *Cf.* ibid. V. 3. See Also Jayaswal, *op. cit.*, pp. 124-5.