The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.63

c10.63

A pleasanter side of court life was the charity practised on a lavish scale. It must have gone a long way to win the loyalty of the people and enhance the prestige of the king. A king of Benares "built six halls of bounty, one at each of the four gates, one in the midst of the city, and one before the palace;