Articles on Mauryan Administrative System
Bāhubali: Messenger of Peace
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2006
Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah’s contribution focuses on Bāhubali, the prince who became a paradigm of non‑violence. The article opens with a vivid description of the monolithic statue at Śravaṇabelagola: the nude figure of Bāhubali stands 58.8 feet high on…
On some points relating to the Maurya Administrative System
By Suniti Kumar Chatterji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930
The Machinery of Administration as depicted in the Kauṭiliya
By Narendra Nath Law · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1929
Drawing upon the Arthāśāstra attributed to Kauṭilya (Chanakya), this article analyses the administrative machinery of the Mauryan and early post‑Mauryan state. It opens with an overview of the treatise’s structure and its emphasis on the king’s responsibility…