The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c12.99
The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c12.99
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c12.99
¹ Pillar Edict VII, Delhi-Topra. Yuan Chwang (tr. Beal, Si-yu-ki, II, p. 91) says that it was inscribed on a pillar at Pāṭaliputra that Aśoka thrice gave away and purchased back Jambûdvîpa (India). The large bounty of Aśoka may have given rise to this tradition.