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Ashoka stopped killing animals for the delicacies of the royal kitchen

royal missionaries were sent to all frontiers of the empire and to sri lanka, syrua, egypt and macedonia for the propagation of dhamma

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Officer of the state were required to tell people about thier duties

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the prakrit word dhamma and the sanskrit word dharma both mean the same
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True ceremonial means 'kindness to living beings and liberality to ascetics and brahmins'.

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Ahimsa

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Dhamma means purity of life

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true ceremonial is -
kindness to living creatures and liberty to ascetics and brahmins

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true ceremonial means kindness to living creature & liberality to ascetics & brahmins

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Dhamma or Dharma never meant 'religion'. Dhamma means justice, morality, virtue.

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Nithyapriya [Principles of Dhamma]                         1.Purity of life                                                          2.One should not speak evil about another religion.                                                     3. Ahimsa                                                                                           4.Tru ceremonial 

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Nithyapriya [Principles of Dhamma]                         1.Purity of life                                                          2.One should not speak evil about another religion.                                                     3. Ahimsa                                                                                           4.Tru ceremonial 

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The chiefest conquest is the conquest of right and not of might it was the sources of Ashoka dahmma

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Megasthenes attests to the fertility of soil

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the council of ministers was called mantriparishad

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Sources of revenue
Land revenue from mines andforests,revenue from manufactured goods of various kinds. tolls payable for using bridges,roads,fines and licence fees
Land tax varied from one-third to one-sixth of the total land produce
Expenditure
Public works,such as the construction of roads,wells ,resthouses
Major expense of maintaining large army and salaries paid to officials

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smaller provinices were governed under pradeshikas

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Devendra

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The ashokan inscriptions talk about 4 provinces with governors - Taxila (northen)
Ujjain(Western), Tosali(Eastern), Suvarnagiri(southern)
The governors appointed ministers and some officials with power to help him.

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There were three ministers:

Rajukas: Incharge of the dictricts. They kept law and order.
Yuktas: Treasury officers who collected revenue
Mahamatras: There was a special department called dhamma mahamatras for the propgoation of dhamma

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It includes land revenue from mines forests 

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It includes land revenue from mines forests 

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the mauryan state made good use of reporters and spies to keep the emperor well informed about his opponents. Megasthenes called spies 'overseers'. kautilya called them the gudhapurushas.

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The council of ministers were called as Mantriparishad, who advised the king. They could check on the King's powers.

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provincial administration

Ashokan inscriptions mention 4 governors , they were inferior to the emperor
The governors were at taxila , ujjain , suvanagiri and tosali

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The Council of Ministers
The council was called 'Mantriparishad', they were influential though they were small in number and they were also able to act as a check on the King's powers. They advised the king in matters like choosing high officials.

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The King was considered as the Supreme Head. He had military, executive, and judicial powers.
Megasthenes wrote that the King was a hard working official and who remains in the Court all day.
Chanakya divided the King's day into eight parts. The king's duty was to give close attention to people's welfare.

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mantriparishad advises the king in choosing govern

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Arthashastra provides the sources of revenue 

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Arthashastra provides the sources of revenue 

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Council of ministers                                                        The council of ministers were called mantriprishad . They advised the king in various ways like choosing the governors , army etc. 

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Council of ministers                                                        The council of ministers were called mantriprishad . They advised the king in various ways like choosing the governors , army etc. 

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Mines, forests, manufactured goods, tolls, bridges and roads.

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Arthashastra is written by chanakya.
Ananya.H

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Indica is written by Magasthenese, the greek ambassador
Arthashatra is written by chanakya
Virashakadatta's Mudrarakshasa is a drama

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Ahmisa, Truthfullness, Respect to others, obedience to elders

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ahimasa, truth

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Literary sources to reconstruct Mauryan age
Indica(Indika)-Megasthenes
Arthashastra-Chanakya(Kautilya,Vishnugupta)

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The rules in the rock edict are:
Non violence, Truthfulness, Respect to teachers, obedience to parents

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indica mesgasthenes
kautilya arthshastra
asoka rock edicts
pillar inscription
sachi stupa

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Ahmisa, Truthfullness, Obedience to elders and respect to everyone

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Arthashastra - Chanakya
Indica - Megasthenes