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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Page 62
... gold and silver are in the train , as well as four - horsed chariots and yokes of oxen . Then comes a great host of attendants in their holiday attire , with vessels of gold , such as large basins and goblets six feet in breadth ...
... gold and silver are in the train , as well as four - horsed chariots and yokes of oxen . Then comes a great host of attendants in their holiday attire , with vessels of gold , such as large basins and goblets six feet in breadth ...
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... Gold Superintendent ( Suvarnṛdhyaksha ) . officer called Suvarnadhyaksha who was in charge of the working or gold and silver in separate compartments , with his office located in a special building called the Askhaṣālā [ Il 13 ] . This ...
... Gold Superintendent ( Suvarnṛdhyaksha ) . officer called Suvarnadhyaksha who was in charge of the working or gold and silver in separate compartments , with his office located in a special building called the Askhaṣālā [ Il 13 ] . This ...
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... gold coin of Persia could not , however , obtain wide circulation in India for an important economic reason . India was known for its abundance of gold , so much so that its value relatively to silver was very low , as low as 1 : 8 as ...
... gold coin of Persia could not , however , obtain wide circulation in India for an important economic reason . India was known for its abundance of gold , so much so that its value relatively to silver was very low , as low as 1 : 8 as ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Greatness I Earliest Indian Emperors 1 Terms and Ceremonies | 10 |
Taxila 16 Education at Taxila | 16 |
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