[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) › c19.44 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.44 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.44 - **Language:** English ### [c19.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.44) In the political life of Kashmīr matters sometimes took a more serious turn. There were attempts at the assassination of tyrannical rulers or their agents. Insurrections broke out. There were many who would fish in troubled waters and make the situation worse confounded. The pages of the Rāja-taraṅgiṇī are full of such incidents. For instance, Yudhiṣṭhira I was expelled from the kingdom and he and his wives had to undergo terrible hardships.³ A new dynasty from abroad now filled the throne. On a subsequent vacancy of the throne, Sandhimati who had resisted the tyranny of the late king, was persuaded by the people to assume the sceptre.¹ On the extinction of the Gonanda dynasty a Kârkoṭa prince was consecrated “with sacred water poured out from golden jars.”² - [Previous: c19.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.43) - [Next: c19.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.45) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c19.44) · Pramāṇa