[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968) › c19.14 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.14 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.14 - **Language:** English ### [c19.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.14) Germany, 57, 59, 83 \*Gerontes\*, 29 \*Gerousia\*, 29; relation with ecclesia, 43 Ghāgrā, river, 194, 213, 221, 233, 234 Gijjhakūṭa, 126 Glover, T. R., on democracy, 16 \*Godar\*, 37 Gods, as \*rājās\* and \*samrāṭs\*, 239 \*Gomān\*, 36 Gomatī (Gumpti), 233, 234 Gopāla (Sa-Skyong), election of, 25, 156 Gorakhpur District, 174, 221 Gosāla, Makkhali, 120 Gos-chan (Vāsavī), 156 Gotama, 196; the solar hero, 193. \*See also\* the Buddha \*Gotra\*, 90-91, 142, 170, 234 Government, in agricultural community, 16 Greece, 11, 17, 31; aristocracies in, 17, 27-28; assemblies in, 71-72; monarchies in, 17; oligarchies in, 17, 59; political ideas and institutions in, 3; religious organization in, 78; republicanism's duration in, 13 Greeks, 7; \*archon\*, 186; assembly's manner of consent, 28; conquerors' rights in states, 28; constitutions, 37; literature, on monarchy, 17; parallels with tribal governments, 26; republics' downfall, 241; role of wealth in oligarchies, 37 Greenidge, A. H. J., on classical assemblies, 29 Grierson, G. A., 158; on migration pattern, 91; on Mithilā, 145 Griffith, T. H., 74 \*Gūḷhaka\*, method of voting, 201-02 Gupta: gold coins, 134; inscriptions, 134, on Licchavis, 85, 86; period, 158 Gurjara-Pratīhāras, 89 - [Previous: c19.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.13) - [Next: c19.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.15) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.14) · Pramāṇa