India: Ancient Vs Medieval - Traditional Vs Feudal Politico-Economic Systems

A comparison of the politico-economic systems of ancient and medieval India (traditional vs feudal):

	Traditional (Ancient)	Feudal (Medieval)
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1. Nationality of the rulers	Indian	Foreign (Turk, Mughal, British)
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2. Objective of the system	Welfare of the people	Welfare of the rulers
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3. Basis of the system	Consent	Force
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4. Political nature	Freedom	Slavery
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5. Economic objective	Creating wealth	Looting wealth
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6. Religious agenda	Tolerance	Conversion
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7. Legal basis	Dharma (rule of law)	Nil (law of the jungle: might is right)