Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India c8.35

c8.35

In the city of Pāṭaliputra in the six boards for the management of the city, the second board looked after the reception of the foreign travellers. It made arrangements for their stay and employed the servants of those foreigners to inform it about the character and behaviour of their masters. When they left the country then the board made arrangements to see them off. Unfortunately, if one of them died then it made arrangement to send his effects to his relatives. Proper medical arrangements were made to look after the travellers who fell ill and perchance if they died then they were cremated at the expense of the state.²¹