The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c17.9

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c17.9

It is, however, a mistake to represent Harṣa as the king of the whole of North India or as the ruler of a unitary state. A close scrutiny of the documents shows him to have been only the suzerain of a very large number of chiefs and his relations with some of the rulers appear to be rather ill-defined. The constitution of Harṣa's empire

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