[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927) › c8.69 # Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.69 Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.69 - **Language:** English ### [c8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.69) In the realm of commerce, Kautalya would minutely fix weights and measures, and severely deal with any fraud. The State Department itself was to be responsible for the manufacture of many, if not all, of the units of weights and measures.⁴ In fact, in Kautalya the state itself is by far - [Previous: c8.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.68) - [Next: c8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.70) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1927.c8.69) · Pramāṇa