Kingship in Northern India: Cir. 600 A. D.-1200 A. D.

accepted according advised Agni Altekar Ancient India Aparārka appears appointed army Arthaśāstra authority Bāņa belonging Bhoja brāhmaṇas Bṛhaspati Buddhist Calcutta caliph Calukya dharma dharmaśāstra divinity donations dynasty earth enemy envoys example favourites foreign Ghoshal gift give gods Gujarat Harṣa held Hence Hindu History of India Hiuen-Tsiang implies Indra inscription Jaina Kalhaṇa Kām Kāma Kāmandaka Kanauj Kashmir Kautilya king king's kingdom Krtyakalpa kṣatriya Kulakara Lakṣmidhara lord Mahā Mahābhārata maṇḍala Matsya Matsya Purāṇa means Medhātithi on Manu mediaeval Megasthenes ministers monarch moon Muslim Nārada origin of kingship owner ownership of land Pāla passage peace period person political prakṛtis Pratiśruti prince Prof prosperity protection punishment Purāṇa quoted Rāja rājya reference religious royal duties royal ownership rule rulers Smrti smṛtis Somadeva sources sovereign statement story subjects suggests Sukra Supra Sūtra taxes thought throne vaiśya verse Vijigișu village word