2. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
MS. NEERU MAHAJAN
Dhruv Bhandari Team Leader
Aanchal Member
Aditya Member
Ankush Member
Anshuman Member
Aryan Member
Avishka Member
Dhatrish Member
Drishti Member
Guruneet Member
Harpreet Member
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4.
5. Era Emperor
322–298 BC Chandragupta
298–272 BC Bindusara
268–232 BC Ashoka
232–224 BC Dasharatha
224–215 BC Samprati
215–202 BC Shalishuka
202–195 BC Devavarman
195–187 BC Shatadhanvan
187–185 BC Brihadratha
15. The administration of Mauryan Empire was
decentralized and the administrative powers
were divided into convenient administrative
units.
Though the units were administered on common
system, they were under a rigid central control.
16. The main sources of Mauryan
revenue were taxation and rent.
The land revenue was the main
source of revenue collection.
17. Whole of India was the property of the king
and no private person had any private land
nor were they permitted to keep any land of
their own.
In addition to land revenue, there were
other sources of revenue of the state. These
included excise duty, forest taxes, water
taxes, mines coinage etc.
Much of the state revenue was expended
on paying the army, the officials of the
royal government, on charities and on
different public works like irrigation
projects, road construction etc.
18. The king was the head of the judiciary and
he himself was the judge.
He was the highest court of appeal and
personally listened to appeals from the
people.
He also appointed many judges
subordinate to him to hear the cases.
19. Ordinary petty cases were
generally adjudicated by the
village headman.
However during Ashoka’s time
many reforms were made in the
judicial system. Granting of
pardon etc. was introduced from
that time.
20. There were the Municipal boards.
The Greek writer Megasthenes had given us an account
how the city of Pataliputra was administered.
The Municipal Board was a board of 30 members
divided into six committees. Each of these committees
had five members to manage the administration of the
city.
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23. •Ashoka was one of the most successful ruler of India
•Under his leadership India became a welfare state and
was being properly administered, borders were secure,
justice system was efficient.
•He promoted religious tolerance and core universal
values including respect for all life, for parents, for
teachers and the importance of spiritual awareness.
•The transformation of character and morals that
Ashoka underwent serves as testimony to the degree
that such change for the good is possible.
•Cruelty, jealousy, and power for power's sake are not
character traits that are set in stone, and human
personality can undergo radical transformation.
