[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) › c7.8 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.8 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c7.8 - **Language:** English ### [c7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.8) ⁶ \*vidatha\* was not a political institution; \*cf.\* below, pp. 62ff. - [Previous: c7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.7) - [Next: c7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.9) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c7.8) · Pramāṇa