The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s2.3

c10.s2.3

In regard to these royal and imperial assemblies, however, no olu constitutional documents or gazetteers have yet been unearthed by archaeological exploration unless the *Artha-śâstra* of Kautilya be partially treated as such. Neither the inscriptions on stone and copper plates discovered up to date nor the stories by Greek and Chinese travellers afford anything more than tantalizing glimpses into the institutions such as may have actually existed among the people.