Importance of Eldest Son in Ancient Times

Authors(1) :-Subhash Kumar

The elder brother used to have the eldest dress till then the family was prosperous and on the path of progress. The kings used to appoint their brothers to high positions. Even at the present time, there is still a provision to assign a special number to the eldest son. According to Manu, if the elder brother does not give the younger brothers their due for greed then he does not get his special part "salvation" and is punished by the king.

Authors and Affiliations

Subhash Kumar
Research Scholar, Post Graduate Ancient Indian History Department of Archeology and Culture, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga, India

Ancient, Time, Eldest, Son, King, Shraddha, Religious

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  6. 7 above
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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 7 | March-April 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-04-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 783-786
Manuscript Number : IJSRST18455101
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Subhash Kumar, " Importance of Eldest Son in Ancient Times", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 7, pp.783-786, March-April-2018.
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