[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) › c13.6 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c13.6 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c13.6 - **Language:** English ### [c13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.6) About 184 B.C. Brihadratha, the last of the Mauryas, was superseded by his over-mighty commander-in-chief, Puṣyamitra, the founder of the Śuṅga line.² - [Previous: c13.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.5) - [Next: c13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.7) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.6) · Pramāṇa