The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.63

c19.63

In the troubles over the succession, Brâhmaṇas sometimes played a leading part. On the deposition of the child-king Śûravarman in 939 A.D. the Brâhmaṇas gathered from all sacred places, debated the succession for five or six days but the man whom they set up at last kept them at arm's length lest they should become too powerful.⁴ In his political testament Lalitâditya Muktâpīḍa laid down that "the elder should be placed on the throne . . .