Question

Elucidate the features of the Mauryan administration.

Answer 1

Instructions: Explain the following points:

• Area around Pataliputra was controlled by the emperor.
• Emperor appointed tax collectors and spies.
• Provincial capitals were ruled by governors.
• Forest tribes lived without much interference

Solution:

• The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.
• He appointed officials to collect taxes from the people and spies who collected information on what was going on in the empire.
• The provincial capitals like Takshashila, Ujjain or Suvarnagiri, were ruled by governors.
• By constructing roads, the Mauryans reached areas like Suvarnagiri where gold mines were situated.
• Probably, the forest tribes were allowed to live without much interference.