[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) › c13.75 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c13.75 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c13.75 - **Language:** English ### [c13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.75) The Mathurâ Jaina Inscription of the year 4 (Lüders, No. 48) refers to a lady who was the wife of a village headman and also daughter-in-law of a village headman. It indicates that the office might pass from father to son. - [Previous: c13.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.74) - [Next: c13.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.76) - [Up: c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13) ## Cites (1) - [Mathurā Jaina inscription (No. IV)](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.north.kusana.mathura-jaina-inscription-no-iv) — Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c13.75) · Pramāṇa