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Who among the following is known as founder of Hindu Law?

Manu, author of the Manusmriti (Manava Dharmashastra), is traditionally regarded as the first law-giver and founder of Hindu law; his smriti is the most authoritative of the…

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Manu, author of the Manusmriti (Manava Dharmashastra), is traditionally regarded as the first law-giver and founder of Hindu law; his smriti is the most authoritative of the Dharmashastras. Yajnavalkya and Narada wrote later smritis, and Vijnaneshwara was a commentator who wrote the Mitakshara on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, so none of them is treated as the founder.

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