The Ashvamedha yagna was performed by powerful kings. After the yagna, the horse was decorated with the king's emblem and set free to roam at will. The regions through which the horse passed came under the rule of the king who had performed the Ashvamedha yagna. If the horse was stopped by any other king, a war followed and the victorious king annexed the defeated king's territories.
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The Ashvamedha yagna was performed by powerful kings. After the yagna, the horse was decorated with the king's emblem and set free to roam at will. The regions through which the horse passed came under the rule of the king who had performed the Ashvamedha yagna. If the horse was stopped by any other king, a war followed and the victorious king annexed the defeated king's territories.
The Ashvamedha was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.