Maharaja.Ranjit.Sing.. - Gurmat Veechar

In the Hands of the Hindu Kings 21
Government with a systematic administration. His
death was again a signal for lawlessness and his vast
kingdom was broken into pieces. Raja Lalit Dittya
established a new kingdom in Kashmir. He
reorganised a strong army and annexed Tibet, Kanauj,
Magadh, Orissa, Assam, Gujarat, Malwa and Ujjain.
His empire extended over the whole of northern India.
The break-up of one empire after another and
fall of different dynasties, none of which could
establish themselves sufficiently, failed to give to the
people some sort of a continued government for any
appreciable length of time. An adventurer appeared
here or there, gathered a number of soldiers around
him, established his sway over some area and declared
himself a King. If he was able to extend his territory
by overpowering his neighbours, he was able to form
even an empire. Lack of homogeneity and any
common tie in the shape of some ideal or patriotic
fervour prevented him to weld the various sections,
clans and tribes into an organic body, able to inspire
either confidence or feelings of loyalty in the masses.
People recognised no other bond than that of tribes
or region and in most cases it was all a question of
personal loyalty to this leader or that,· according to
the degree of power he wielded to enforce his will.
Petty rivalries between the different clans and their
heads, kept the country in a state of turmoil for a
long ·time. Might was right and anyone who could
muster sufficient courage and gather the necessary
strength could get himself recognised as the overlord.