Ancient indian government
Nobody knows what the government of the Harappan periodwas like; probably they had a king over each city, as in West Asia at the same time. Possibly they had some queens, as in Egypt at this time. By about 1500 BC,after the Aryan invasion, all of the people in India seem to have been divided up into castes. We know this from the Rig Veda. Only men from the highest caste - the Brahmins - could be rulers in the government, or even ministers or clerks in the government. These men did not allow women to rule either. Most of India continued to be divided into small kingdoms, each with their own king.
Beginning in the 300s BC, however, some of these kings began to form larger empires in India, especially in the north. During the 300s BC, Chandragupta conquered a lot of northern India and made it into one big empire. The Mauryan Empire lasted until about 200 BC, but then the small kingdoms of India regained their independence. The same thing happened again in 319 AD, when Chandragupta II formed the Guptan Empire. And then in 455 the Guptan Empire also collapsed. After that, the most important kingdom in India was the Chola kingdom, which ruled all of south India and east India along the coast. Then in the 1100s AD the Abbasids invaded and madenorthern India part of the Islamic Empire. So during the medieval period, India went back and forth between being ruled by small kings and being ruled by larger empires.
Beginning in the 300s BC, however, some of these kings began to form larger empires in India, especially in the north. During the 300s BC, Chandragupta conquered a lot of northern India and made it into one big empire. The Mauryan Empire lasted until about 200 BC, but then the small kingdoms of India regained their independence. The same thing happened again in 319 AD, when Chandragupta II formed the Guptan Empire. And then in 455 the Guptan Empire also collapsed. After that, the most important kingdom in India was the Chola kingdom, which ruled all of south India and east India along the coast. Then in the 1100s AD the Abbasids invaded and madenorthern India part of the Islamic Empire. So during the medieval period, India went back and forth between being ruled by small kings and being ruled by larger empires.