Popular perceptions of kings- theGandatinduJataka describes the plight of the subjects of a wicked king.
i. When the king went in disguise to find out what his subjects thought about him, each one of them cursed him for their miseries, complaining that they were attacked by robbers at night and by tax collectors during the day.
ii. To escape from this situation, people abandoned their village and went to live in the forest.
iii. As this story indicates the relationship between a king and his subjects, especially the rural population, could often be strained – kings frequently tried to fill their offers by demanding high taxes, and peasants particularly found suchdemands oppressive
