[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) › c18.82 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.82 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c18.82 - **Language:** English ### [c18.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.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 - [Previous: c18.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.81) - [Next: c18.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.83) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18) ## Cites (1) - [Chachnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama) — ʿAlī b. Ḥāmid al-Kūfī --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c18.82) · Pramāṇa