Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c6.s1.52

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Apart from those indigeneous sources, we have also examined the evidence provided by other republican peoples of the ancient world, such as the Greeks, Romans, Germans and Icelanders, and in the course of this work have drawn parallels and contrasts between Indian republican institutions and those which prevailed elsewhere. We have also endeavoured to explain certain features of ancient Indian republican institutions with the aid of anthropological studies of chieftainless tribes, where such studies have proved valuable for the subject. These two factors, we believe, have helped us much to understand the administration and organization of early Indian republics.