Chandragupta Maurya and His TimesThis is a comprehensive work dealing with the life and times of India`s first historical emperor, and a picture of the civilization of India in the early period of the fourth century BC. The author had utilized much material found in Arthasastra. The work also embodies collation and comparison of evidence from different sources, classical works in Sanskrit, Buddhist and jaina texts and the inscriptions of Asoka. The book gives a detailed account of Chandragupta Maurya and the general view of his administration. It has covered almost all aspects of administration including the king, ministers and officers with rules of service and divisions of administrative departments; governance of land system and rural administration along with municipal administration, the source of law and dispensation of justice and the army and its management. Besides social and economic conditions of that times have been elaborately discussed. The detailed contents serves as an index of subjects, the other parts are--Index of technical terms, three appendics which enrich utility of the book and a plate of typical Mauryan Coins. |
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... already seen how this plan was given effect to by the assassination of the two most important Greek Satraps , Nicanor and Philip . It may be taken for granted that the removal of these two Greek governors practically meant the overthrow ...
... already seen how this plan was given effect to by the assassination of the two most important Greek Satraps , Nicanor and Philip . It may be taken for granted that the removal of these two Greek governors practically meant the overthrow ...
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... seen how , by his grinding taxation , he made himself master of untold wealth which he hoarded in subterranean ... already seen the version of the event given in the Mudrārākshasa which begins with Chanakya's statement that he has ...
... seen how , by his grinding taxation , he made himself master of untold wealth which he hoarded in subterranean ... already seen the version of the event given in the Mudrārākshasa which begins with Chanakya's statement that he has ...
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... already seen that the first exploit of Chandra- gupta was the overthrow of the Greek rule which was established in India as a result of Alexander's victorious campaigns . But it was short - lived . Two events marked ' ts rapid fall ...
... already seen that the first exploit of Chandra- gupta was the overthrow of the Greek rule which was established in India as a result of Alexander's victorious campaigns . But it was short - lived . Two events marked ' ts rapid fall ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Greatness I Earliest Indian Emperors 1 Terms and Ceremonies | 10 |
Taxila 16 Education at Taxila | 16 |
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