MAURYAN EMPIRE

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1he mauyan empt YOUVA

mawya 322 faunded

OveY and
by mahapadananduda
Nan
Ohandogu
thardjupBagoeatmauya
Alaxander he
the in 228 B(-E.
he cle octh of
Paleh eion Alarancan'! Conquer ed tout
tended hi empixe fomex
former empi.
empire to noth Inda empt, Jae he
thus makang hÉm ulex o
Sodia thud
togethex at thatne lauget dynasty and Srda
He
latee embtaeed gainsm
gui dence e wain saint unde the
Bhadrabahu.

Iolity
ernpiae wwas gauexna
gouERned hy
by centalired jamm
gout. as per kauiyas Athashastra tsho ka's
Megathenes.

The king was the tead

&asana
f sthe state and issued the
He po sseseed cthe
osdínance
Judiia the leps la4ive and cthe exeuive poue.
laus' and
rle
The kíng hough folow
have to
af land. He
to cuttors
had to govern acLovdig
martiparishad'(ouna of mibste)
by Pshyakshas (supes'tendent)
in h odmînit raetion" Aahyaksha
perforne &peies tafasky.
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"Thexe Ahyaehai
Adta
toe. houte, Adhyakshaot hold,
chaiet pspeh ete ,chipg
uieta' ofeer tochao land Jeevenue
Roqkar'"
Qnd
punish the alio théy cowd
ard& the nment

yan empine diùide Loto

ponces
uemedl by prades hikas' (pyrainal govenno)These
inaal a
gotened avant heion "kushera governed
Támil eqion.
These pavin cel divideol into diti
and each ne
aided
willages
emalejt unt Adminitaton
The pradeshika' as. head Dtir
admnistaHon to to w

syeans
axeas undex
to inspet the
aontro
adoLLtmton

ch Garmika Head of the u'viUag

uage
admin sttion
He

elderz_
assisted in vi uag
Viuages engoyed substaneiol ade atonomy
uoth the
sett|ed
alipu~es viage embly. mika
help Hghet4go00 pabas
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(d) Aceonding to edict of Ashoka,

&es fa existenLe fasiputra, Taxila. V
Taua , kausambi buvarnagiri ,Auantí ,
(K) AccDvding to Mogauthen
mogasthen e Par iptra
adofexed bu 3o me mber Counil
weHe divided to 5 membes board
Th4sg Helponiit

rst Boavd dealy uith indutoal anfaie

produce ncucling eing ot Longes , chokirs
aduH exatfon.
b second eat w th touum.

egístrortien
qwated trade de cormmertE.
kupenise manuBackuatoy
Colected
Goe
sott old
goil

3 (m) Accovding to Kauity

Kautilya keveral importanta dertem an
Acouato, eenue, miney 4 minirala
Chiot qndl tustom, daxaon..
tt

Mauryy
oot dling hauyan pexid
'Vana' sysem Brahaks hatnya Vauhyss
shucas
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Crtmen
4 position duing
in tis pexiod enapyed eat Aakus
oe ly
Bahmand Monaties
Buhct main ob- teaching & pes foming tual
JONe dovloped & Cduationa! &
Taxila
(M) Gualds
Joint provided all inds
ain & anal
-tochnieal dueation, &
(vn) ystem was the re achee in domeyhe
A moed fe

tee dAon' LUOman

whieh
had, to
fropotg n
form
8ence ony belong
only
ted
longs to her.
ent in Aom againul w0men Loere
penolies mposonnernt
(v) this
Ace to Megauthenes Slavesy doesn!4
peiocl.

yMgyenyand tied
popwaeion
Yn viuaqes
wee Ovolued 0
(otin fovests
Catfvatfon
prote cted byaix
fas
getting eleaned
wexe
but few
ued tor
wort

Crops qrown we
peppe,Aatnn
Vegetableo Sugrcane & Boon &tote wne
cocttle foms
Juragah insoiption q Rucha dama
fashyaqupta (harcaagupta', govenoe) hilt
bult a dam
&udhaushaha Rake heat kathil
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Lounties The maun tem tade were
Éndlgo, mediinal subrtance cottDn sik
t as aaied by land and
icene to tade from state
Toader has to ge

a 5) he land tau -to the poduce

The tax also evi ed
Tou tay aloo leyed on maoulackreo qoods
gool foc Iale
Brahmas childen k handcapped penple ee
empted om payiy ta4
Tax iovaion ame and
endes were Aevely punished.
The bulds poweutu institufond and th Aettle
duputes they memhe facued then
OLon CoinA
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buprA ePIpe
*Cupta empe Pohcal Btce
pouoe
decentali zatíon
king Uoa the upe me
authoity
ono treated a
divne equalto orod

given to king 'makabay achirt

The eing
Parambhottaraka and Panamelaua
o do dç pens ation
a gtio e
hough punishrmen t

Theking isted by Coune f mÉnit ers

kunnar amatyos
cRoyal Bead had Ympong of Gaxuda. Gruptas
pantkite giing and gaanta and eoncesOs to
(
pHesta anod admInistatoX adop
adopted prom the Satnabea
rom douthern sadia.

d Gupta kirgeacoe pBed other reliqiors ike Budthim

and ainism wholehearted lyhey

Jeligiously tolerant
Gaod,
Anepite c dupaeme Powens & tatus equal to had
had to folou the Jight eous path and
AbhiCesctoin
ng, duties uwar Peace, e was
the serclez
desion ma lee , was tt
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-to nppoint his

tho
King
& daty
pruineial icexs
veste d in
[peme audiia powrs
) Thaigh the the Mahananaanayka
centaal lovel. Jn prDVInces, -this
ete justice) at upaukay and in distha
ws entted to the

'viskaapatiy so vilaqes , pettY

deided by village headme
to
wexe deided

(P Army of king - +thee

along woth king
the
Ministe Caled
Sandhivigahka (miniten
Chag peaace Auwar)
kua) ohb oay helped bs
head g
btu
lephant bead hoieA head ap fauttouied poi
axmy as paid in caih
undey him
orlL ed undes Ihe
were
wellooked
and
stores called Qanabhandagau ka
fiex- in- chaxge af a afensiue and degenue
to look fter Ruppy
, bouo! aLo & o
ke oda
weapons
h) kevenue fdinish otion
inone fos &t ate besides
The main Soukee
way Lard Reuenue Samudagupta'4
AOR to
ropanun
time Mecoue
matteHs in aeeounts egistor fnes
to cheee
ernbezieelment 0
des
dueto {raud
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kalidasa and Nabods - i t i otatts that

lath the produce hould be claimed au
dieuene: Tradadexd c comnmeeial tay
(álka) pay
and. on ayment cane> he igh to trnsee
amed ne to be
pid by concen ed trader.:

<Dinich vinage
Rast haBhuktit
Nth Bengal 1J aid to be Pundavandhar
Bhukf MOn Bihay Scaled T¾ra Bhwkt'
were
ppointed
bing (bDvéxhO)
The avince Bhulett againdifded
istie ichayai' He uoad ppointed
by provinial genenbr The louwest unit
adminsbrution
headman
Geremapah
&eonom Gruptes

Agiut wKe opeuation athye There were

landu under eultivoupn and non-
that uere lat
lLivatfon land
c0nvetted do uwltiyaion wee
bought an0me qeas ag7ult al
lardi sttmedL Nivantana
wheat Paddeypuses, qram, Coton
Stey
rd Sugaxane
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given efual impos tane

was channek made for Loater Aippy to
land.
tpat eeimehthip
ene pecaly ottey f n i e bas kela and

duving Guptay
Vana fo tlowed . n t h penad
Brahmans pveted ópeial tnuence
larcl
to Dhaunasbautra dwing thic Pei od 'aptham
donf b Vaure when neevany &&ideal &
pzafeal ituation oliffeyenl, Soo cthis pexiud,
&ome below vauna ystem 40exe contideed
untouchable and impwe th aklg
Condtion míabte
<fhe posifion LO0men highex varnas
low Womeh expeeted to
auttes not pasicipole On
do
th er
famiy
ther malterA had to folbw
sues imposcel bn
they
fthem by Brahmars