![]() ![]() Put differently, the study of the formation of the state in a historical context implies the possibilities of dynamic nature of the state, rather than the repetitive and hackneyed pattern of the polity. The word formation may also denote the outcome of a process and/or processes. The term formation is itself indicative of a process and therefore, changes. That is why this chapter pays particular attention to the formation of states in a particular phase of the pre-modern times. The study of the state in historical terms recognises that the state as a complex political organisation and entity was not static the nature and profile of the state changed from time to time and from area to area. The very central point in the study of political processes and polity is the unequal access to power. This political history is different from and beyond the narratives of dynastic details, dynastic shifts, genealogies and chronologies of ruling houses. The study of the formation of the state and polity in a given region and during a temporal segment is intimately connected with politics and political history. ![]()
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