Han China vs. Mauryan/Gupta India Governance Classical Han China (202 BCE-220 CE) and Mauryan/Gupta India (324 BCE-184 BCE) have an abundance amount of similar/different techniques of imperial administration and governance. One similarity would be that both empires used taxation at some point as form of control over it’s people. As for a difference, one governed with harsh punishments and the other did not. Like Han China, the Indian empires began to decline due to military expenses and not enough taxes to pay for defense. In order to make up for the adequate amount of taxes, both empires would have to tax more to protect their territories from outside forces. In each government whether it being the Han China or Gupta India, they each established
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One difference would be how the Gupta had used spies. The government used spies to ensure everyone in the large region was not beginning to plan a rebellion and or an uprising, or in other words to keep civilians content with the government. The usage of legalism and confucianism in the Han China government was another difference between the two empires. As for Mauryan/Gupta India, their government was based on bureaucracy and regionalism. Another difference can conclude to the Gupta’s usage of the theater-state method. This theater-state method was used to distract civilians from the lack of power the Gupta’s government had. Theatre-state is a state that uses cultural and public activities to achieve migration to the center of the region and civilians were less likely to rebel. Han China had three councilors of state governing over the Han territory. One called the Chancellor of Masses, the other called Imperial Counselor, and the lastly the Grand Commandant. The three councilors each have one job to control the government’s overall budget. In Mauryan/Gupta India they do not have that sort of organization. The Mauryan dynasty governed with the strategic military technique of using warefare elephants, but in Han China they used stirrups to quickly reach their
One difference would be how the Gupta had used spies. The government used spies to ensure everyone in the large region was not beginning to plan a rebellion and or an uprising, or in other words to keep civilians content with the government. The usage of legalism and confucianism in the Han China government was another difference between the two empires. As for Mauryan/Gupta India, their government was based on bureaucracy and regionalism. Another difference can conclude to the Gupta’s usage of the theater-state method. This theater-state method was used to distract civilians from the lack of power the Gupta’s government had. Theatre-state is a state that uses cultural and public activities to achieve migration to the center of the region and civilians were less likely to rebel. Han China had three councilors of state governing over the Han territory. One called the Chancellor of Masses, the other called Imperial Counselor, and the lastly the Grand Commandant. The three councilors each have one job to control the government’s overall budget. In Mauryan/Gupta India they do not have that sort of organization. The Mauryan dynasty governed with the strategic military technique of using warefare elephants, but in Han China they used stirrups to quickly reach their