5. Describe the system of administration in the monarchical states
during the age of the Buddha.
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In any event, certain states in the age of the Buddha were not ruled by hereditary kings but by persons who were responsible to the assemblies.
Thus, although the people living in the old republics may not have shared political power equally, the republican tradition in India is as old as the age of the Buddha.
The real increase in state power is indicated by the formation of a large professional army.
At the time of Alexander’s invasion, the Nanda ruler of Magadha maintained 20,000 cavalrymen, 200,000 infantry, 2000 four- horse chariots, and about 6000 elephants. The horse-chariots were losing their importance not only in north-east India but also in the north-west, where they had been introduced by the Vedic people. Very few elephants were maintained by the rulers of the states in north-west India, though some of them maintained as many horses as did the Magadhan king. The possession of numerous elephants gave an edge to the Magadhan princes.
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