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One significant ritual that determined a territory's Raja or ruler in janpads was the Ashvamedha or horse sacrifice.

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The above statement is true. A king carried out Ashwamedha, or horse sacrifices, one of the oldest Indian Vedic ceremonial rites, to commemorate his monarchy. Many Vedic pieces of literature, including the Shatapatha Brahmin, mention the event. A fine stallion was chosen and given a year of unrestricted freedom while being watched by an imperial guard. The horse's king was forced to engage in battle or amass wealth whenever it invaded a distant nation. Finally, it returned to the country's capital which the rulers entered before being sacrificed in a vast public event amid a feast and celebration.

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