Local Government in Ancient India c7.3

c7.3

Inasmuch as the chronological order of early Indian culture-history has not yet been definitely fixed and ascertained, the first named has to be supplemented or modified by references to the other two orders. In the light of these considerations a method has been followed in the present inquiry which gathers together the available evidence on a particular topic and arranges it in the chronological order, seeking at the same time to trace the line of development and differentiation in successive stages.