Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c14.s3.89

c14.s3.89

But Dr. K. P. Jayaswal pointed out that the *Parishā* of the Edicts is *Mantriparishad* of the *Arthaśāstra*.¹ The inscriptions prove that Aśoka retained also the system of Provincial Government existing under his forefathers. Tosalī, Suvarṇagiri, Ujjayinī and Takshaśilā were each under a prince of the blood (*Kumāla* or *Ayaputa*).²