[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) › c7.74 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.74 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.74 - **Language:** English ### [c7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.74) These are the passages, \*in toto\*, on which rests the theory that the kingship was sometimes elective in early India. - [Previous: c7.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.73) - [Next: c7.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.75) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.74) · Pramāṇa