The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.122
The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.122
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Tribute and presents from some of the feudatories must be reckoned among the sources of the suzerain's income. Samudragupta's Allāhābād Inscription records in a tone of pride that feudatories sought to gratify the emperor by paying various 'taxes' to him.²