The Mauryan Polity c10.s3.1

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c10.s3.1

In regard to the administration of the city, Megasthenes, the Grecian ambassador of Seleukos, has given us elaborate details. According to this testimony the city of Pāṭaliputra was governed by thirty Municipal Commissioners who formed themselves into six committees of five each. These committees looked after the moral and material interests of the city. Of the functions assigned to these, Megasthenes says¹:

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