LONG QUESTION
Q. Describe the mauryan administration system.
Ans. The Mauryan administration system was efficient and monarchical. The king of the Mauryan government was the head of the Mauryan empire administration. The Mauryan Empire had the privileged of having successful administrators such as Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya and Ashoka the Great. 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.
The Mauryan administration can be discussed under the following headings:
o Mauryan Centralized Administration system (Mauryan centralized government) o Mauryan …show more content…
The Maurya kings were benevolent despots and they were always eager to do well of their people. It was essentially for this reason that the king dared not to do anything which make people unhappy and alienate them.
This is so far the power and position of the king is concerned. But he could not run this vast empire alone. So he had to depend on various officials and ministers. The Mauryan King had to depend on the council of ministers for the success of the Mauryan administration. The Council of Ministers of Mauryan Empire was known as the Mantri Parishad.
The number of its ministers in Mauryan administration system were not fixed and varied according to needs. Kautilya favored a large Council as per the need to the empire. The members of the Mantri Parishad had to qualify themselves and show their ability by passing tests of religion, love, fear and money. In times of emergency the king consulted with the Mantri Parisad and always guided by the majority decision of the Mantri Parishad. Even the absentee ministers were consulted by letter …show more content…
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.
Mauryan Judicial System
As regards the judicial system, 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. However, since the Mauryan Empire was huge, it was not possible for the king to solve each and every case. So, he appointed many judges subordinate to him to hear the cases.
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.
Mauryan Municipal Administration System
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
Q. Describe the mauryan administration system.
Ans. The Mauryan administration system was efficient and monarchical. The king of the Mauryan government was the head of the Mauryan empire administration. The Mauryan Empire had the privileged of having successful administrators such as Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya and Ashoka the Great. 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.
The Mauryan administration can be discussed under the following headings:
o Mauryan Centralized Administration system (Mauryan centralized government) o Mauryan …show more content…
The Maurya kings were benevolent despots and they were always eager to do well of their people. It was essentially for this reason that the king dared not to do anything which make people unhappy and alienate them.
This is so far the power and position of the king is concerned. But he could not run this vast empire alone. So he had to depend on various officials and ministers. The Mauryan King had to depend on the council of ministers for the success of the Mauryan administration. The Council of Ministers of Mauryan Empire was known as the Mantri Parishad.
The number of its ministers in Mauryan administration system were not fixed and varied according to needs. Kautilya favored a large Council as per the need to the empire. The members of the Mantri Parishad had to qualify themselves and show their ability by passing tests of religion, love, fear and money. In times of emergency the king consulted with the Mantri Parisad and always guided by the majority decision of the Mantri Parishad. Even the absentee ministers were consulted by letter …show more content…
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.
Mauryan Judicial System
As regards the judicial system, 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. However, since the Mauryan Empire was huge, it was not possible for the king to solve each and every case. So, he appointed many judges subordinate to him to hear the cases.
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.
Mauryan Municipal Administration System
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