The Mauryan Polity c10.s2.t4.1

c10.s2.t4.1

The *antapālas* of the *Kauṭalīya* correspond to the *antamahāmātras* of the Edicts. The Empire had grown so huge and so vast that effective frontier administration was of paramount necessity. Clear instructions are laid down in the *Arthaśāstra* as to the duties