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. |
Contents
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Greatness I Earliest Indian Emperors I Terms and Ceremonies | 10 |
Taxila 16 Education at Taxila | 16 |
Arattas Vāhīkas 22 Kautilya on sources of recruitment | 22 |
Insecurity of Greek Rule 27 Greek Satrapies 28 Murder | 29 |
States conquered by him 35 His lack of popularity 35 Casualties | 35 |
Empire up to Persia 36 Gift of 500 Indian elephants 37 Supposed | 38 |
Eggermont | 45 |
CHAPTER VII | 124 |
Records registering boundaries sizes and kinds of plots 129 Census | 130 |
Drugs Suspects Fifth Columnists and Curfew 134135 Duties | 136 |
their grades 141 Art of fortification 141 Buildings at the capital | 142 |
CHAPTER IX | 149 |
CHAPTER X | 165 |
Greek Accounts of Equipment 170 Kautilyas Account 170 | 172 |
Elephants in military operations 178 ElephantRiders 178 Eastern | 178 |
Varņāśramadharma 49 Duties of different Castes 49 and | 51 |
Interviews Upasthāna Agnyāgāra 51 Maxims for Royalty | 57 |
Processions at Festivals 62 Courtly Pomp 62 Ceremony of washing | 63 |
according to Kautilya 68 Pataliputra as described in Buddhist texts | 71 |
Maurya trade in images of gods 76 Hierarchy of Officers from | 81 |
Service 85 Pensions 88 Payment of salary in cash and kind | 88 |
Sannidhātā 97 Government Buildings 97 Treasury 97 Granary | 98 |
Rainfall 103 Means of Irrigation 103 Agricultural Seasons 103 | 103 |
Superintendent of SlaughterHouse | 110 |
115 Table of Tolls | 117 |
Caste and Craft 184 Brahmins 184 Śramanas 186 Their | 188 |
194 Slavery 195 Religion | 195 |
Uncultivated Wastes and Forestry 201 Forest Staff | 201 |
Seaborne Trade 207 Panini on Roads 208 Patanjali on Roads | 208 |
210 Corals 210 Fragrant Woods 210 Skins 210 Blankets 211 | 211 |
Fortresses as described by Greek writers 221 Towns mentioned | 224 |
Parallelisms between Aśokas Edicts and Kautilyas | 236 |
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