Transition of Origin of Old Indian Kingship's Legitimacy
For a long time,political science field generalizes origin of kingship by given by god and given by people,which limits the explanation of Indian legitimacy of kingship.In Vedic times,Aryan original theory of kingship unifies both of them in one theoretic structure.Therefore,the source of kingship not depends on action subject of authority,but in who demand it.Form Vedic times to various time,the main stream of original theory of kingship is Monarch's power from people's needs.Since this theory delegates the selection of king's candidate to gods,which remain the significance of gods in structure of legitimacy of kingship.After Maurya dynasty,Kingship went through one process of deifying.Due to the tradition of polytheism,however,Kingship could not acquire paramount state,instead of strength for deifying,it has been weaken eventually.