[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) › c20.59 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c20.59 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c20.59 - **Language:** English ### [c20.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20.59) The Copper-plate Grant of Vaidyadeva of the middle of the 12th century A.D. is of absorbing interest as giving a picture of contemporary Assamese administration. Probably a Brāhmaṇa by birth, Vaidyadeva was a capable general of King Kumā- - [Previous: c20.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20.58) - [Next: c20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20.60) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c20.59) · Pramāṇa