Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.160

c7.160

This man would naturally have shared their religious beliefs and must have shown enthusiasm in performing rites and rituals to win the favour and blessing of the gods. Apart from such considerations, another factor that would have been important in the leadership of the community was that after his successful expeditions and raids on hostile tribes, the leader apportioned the spoils fairly among his fellow men. The fact that he thus enriched the tribe would have been greatly in his favour.⁶ At this period we do not find any definite traces, however, of caste and the superiority of the Kṣatriyas in military and governmental affairs.