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Dr. K. P. Jayaswal subsequently treated this theme in an article entitled, "An Introduction to Hindu Polity,"¹ which he subsequently expanded into his famous book, *Hindu Polity*.² This work covers a period of about 2,000 years and mentions as many as 82 republics.³ However, Jayaswal's *Hindu Polity* is tendentious, for it was written at a crucial period of Indian nationalism to prove that India was ready for independence. It is rather a counsel for the defense than a fair assessment of the evidence.