https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m en-us 2021-08-17 17:54:00 UTC 2022-03-03 08:01:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074901038 Arthashastra - Chanakya
Indica - Megasthenes]]> 2022-03-03 02:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074901038 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074903505 Ahmisa, Truthfullness, Obedience to elders and respect to everyone]]> 2022-03-03 02:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074903505 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074903908 indica mesgasthenes
kautilya arthshastra
asoka rock edicts 
pillar inscription 
sachi stupa]]> 2022-03-03 02:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074903908 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904125 The rules in the rock edict are:
Non violence, Truthfulness, Respect to teachers, obedience to parents]]> 2022-03-03 02:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904125 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904248 Literary sources to reconstruct Mauryan age
 Indica(Indika)-Megasthenes
Arthashastra-Chanakya(Kautilya,Vishnugupta)]]> 2022-03-03 02:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904248 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904411 ahimasa, truth]]> 2022-03-03 02:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074904411 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074905463 Ahmisa, Truthfullness, Respect to others, obedience to elders]]> 2022-03-03 02:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074905463 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074907167 Indica is written by Magasthenese, the greek ambassador
Arthashatra is written by chanakya
Virashakadatta's Mudrarakshasa is a drama]]> 2022-03-03 02:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074907167 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074907327 Arthashastra is written by chanakya.
Ananya.H]]> 2022-03-03 02:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074907327 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074913999 Mines, forests, manufactured goods, tolls, bridges and roads.]]> 2022-03-03 03:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074913999 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915733 2022-03-03 03:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915733 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915822 2022-03-03 03:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915822 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915950 mantriparishad advises the king in choosing govern]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074915950 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916134 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.]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916134 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916141 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. ]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916141 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916428 provincial administration 

Ashokan inscriptions mention 4 governors , they were inferior to the emperor 
The governors were at taxila , ujjain , suvanagiri and tosali ]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916428 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916474 The council of ministers were called as Mantriparishad, who advised the king. They could check on the King's powers.]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916474 vedanthreddy https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916523 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. ]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916523 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916920 2022-03-03 03:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916920 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916973 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

]]> 2022-03-03 03:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074916973 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074917386 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.

]]> 2022-03-03 03:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074917386 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920217 Devendra


]]> 2022-03-03 03:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920217 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920668 smaller provinices were governed under pradeshikas]]> 2022-03-03 03:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920668 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920782 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]]> 2022-03-03 03:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074920782 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074922797 2022-03-03 03:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074922797 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074923884 the council of ministers was called mantriparishad]]> 2022-03-03 03:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074923884 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074925925 iii]]> 2022-03-03 03:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074925925 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074926007 Megasthenes attests to the fertility of soil ]]> 2022-03-03 03:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074926007 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074928392 The chiefest conquest is the conquest of right and not of might it was the sources of Ashoka dahmma]]> 2022-03-03 03:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074928392 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074931676 2022-03-03 03:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074931676 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074932113 Dhamma or Dharma never meant 'religion'. Dhamma means justice, morality, virtue.]]> 2022-03-03 03:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074932113 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934366 2022-03-03 03:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934366 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934685 true ceremonial means kindness to living creature & liberality to ascetics & brahmins]]> 2022-03-03 03:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934685 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934756 true ceremonial is -
kindness to living creatures and liberty to ascetics and brahmins]]> 2022-03-03 03:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934756 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934819 Dhamma means purity of life

]]> 2022-03-03 03:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934819 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934894
Ahimsa ]]> 2022-03-03 03:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074934894 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074935099 True ceremonial means 'kindness to living beings and liberality to ascetics and brahmins'. ]]> 2022-03-03 03:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074935099 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074936904 the prakrit word dhamma and the sanskrit word dharma both mean the same 
myra]]> 2022-03-03 03:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074936904 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074939443 Officer of the state were required to tell people about thier duties ]]> 2022-03-03 03:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074939443 https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074940519 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]]> 2022-03-03 03:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sujatab1/byujm8aeu0wy08m/wish/2074940519