[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) › c15.124 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.124 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.124 - **Language:** English ### [c15.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15.124) The internal government of the feudatories themselves resembled that of the suzerain. Several inscriptions show that hereditary Mahārājas like Hastin had their own Amātyas or ministers, Sandhivigrahikas, Dūtakas, Bhogikas, Viṣayapatis, Uparikas, etc.³ - [Previous: c15.123](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15.123) - [Next: c15.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15.125) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c15.124) · Pramāṇa