[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) › c7.315 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.315 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.315 - **Language:** English ### [c7.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.315) The following are the passages where the word \*rājānaḥ\* is used in the sense of "nobles" or "chiefs": - [Previous: c7.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.314) - [Next: c7.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.316) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.315) · Pramāṇa