[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) › c19.88 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.88 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.88 - **Language:** English ### [c19.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.88) Nobles (\*rājās\*): as aristocratic element, 49; power of, 52-3; —\*samiti\*, as aristocratic type, 237, 239, 241; struggle for power in, 52-3 - [Previous: c19.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.87) - [Next: c19.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.89) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.88) · Pramāṇa