The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.82

c18.82

In Sindh the highest office was that of High Chamberlain. According to the Chach-nâmâ, this officer exercised authority over the whole kingdom, and made all appointments and dismissals.⁴ The king's territory was divided into four provinces, each under a governor.⁵ Alor, the central capital of Sindh, was a large city adorned with all kinds of palaces and villas, gardens and groves, reservoirs and streams, parterres and flowers.⁶ The Hindu state had to keep itself constantly in readiness for war. The soldiers were paid regularly.⁷