The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c21.79

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c21.79

"Not only were the Persians prepared to be tolerant to the various religions within their empire; they went further and actively supported the temple-worship of the gods of their subjects, or contributed to the building of their temples, and conferred on priesthoods and religious institutions special privileges . . . "² *Mutatis mutandis*, this is true of the great empires which arose from time to time in ancient India.

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