The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c23.137

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Pauras, 499. Paveni-patthakân, 160. People agreeing to kill king, 232; division of, into Pauras and Jânapadas, 396, 463; in later Vedic literature, 34; in politics, in later Vedic age, 38-40; in politics, in Mahâbhârata, 88. Persian, administration influencing Muslim administration, 480; court compared to Harṣa’s court, 356-57; dominion in India, 165-66; Empire compared with Hindu Empire, 493-96; influence on India, 492-96; influences as betrayed by Aśokan inscriptions, 195-96. Piśuna, on qualification of minister, 269. Plato, 181. Pliny, on Indian castes, 179; on Indian territory, 173; on P â ṭ a l i - p u t r a, 185; on some Indian armies, 177; on Takkasilâ, 123. Plutarch, 167 *n.*; on Alexander’s invasion, 177; on memory of Alexander’s exploits, 174 *n.* Police, and P. officers, etc., after the Guptas, 307; in Bhâsa, 320; in Chambâ, 438; in Clan Oligarchies, 159; in Jâtakas, 144; in Kâlidâsa, 314; in 7th century, 366, 367, 372; in 8th-10th centuries in Magadha, 405, 406; under Guptas, 299; under Satraps, 277. See also Officers.