why do you think it was important for the rulers to control the power of Samantha's
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Samantha is the name given to the special army leaders of the kings of Indian history.
In certain kingdoms, the king gave permission to military leaders called Samantha, to train an army. The army will be used by the king when needed, and in return the king gave grants, in form of lands. The Samantha collected land revenue for these lands, which was used to maintain the army.
But when a king became weak, the Samantha tried to become independent and take over the kingdom. So it was important for the king to control the power of Samantha's.
Samanta is the position or a title that was given to the people of the army that holds the power over the epigraphy of India.
They used to show the closely bind of the growth and association.
However, it was important to control them so that they don’t misuse their power.
The leaders were not difficult to go corrupt and with such a big name it was assumed that they might misuse it.