[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) › c7.151 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.151 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.151 - **Language:** English ### [c7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.151) The five passages quoted above not only refer to the appointment of the king for life, like the life-tenure of the Roman \*rex\*, but also point towards the qualities which this accepted hero of the tribe was supposed to possess. References to his “power, force, vigour, strength and heroism” cannot be unduly emphasized.’⁷ - [Previous: c7.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.150) - [Next: c7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.152) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.151) · Pramāṇa