[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c10.63 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.63 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.63 - **Language:** English ### [c10.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.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; - [Previous: c10.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.62) - [Next: c10.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.64) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c10.63) · Pramāṇa