The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c10.95

c10.95

Feudal tendencies. So arose a network of relationships of overlordship and vassalage. Thus, many "kings" send their daughters to be married to the prince of Kuśavatī and their sons to serve as his pages (V, 282 et seq.). Another element of feudalism was furnished by the presence of big landholders (III, 155; IV, 220). A Brāhmaṇa magnate was worth 80 crores (IV, 237). Another frontier landowner was estimated equally highly (IV, 370).