The Mauryan Polity c3.26

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| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| V. | The Central Administration—(Contd.) | |
| | Section i. The Military System | .. 177 |
| | Section ii. Foreign Policy | .. 179 |
| | Section iii. Ethics of War | .. 186 |
| | Section iv. The Organisation of the Army .. 189 |
| | Section v. The War Office | .. 192 |
| | Section vi. Conclusion | .. 195 |
| VI. | Provincial and Local Governments. | |
| | Section i. A general survey | .. 197 |
| | Section ii. Local Administration in the Kautalīya | .. 204 |
| | Section iii. The Government of the Provinces 208 |
| | Section iv. Mauryan Civil Service | .. 222 |
| | Section v. Administration of Towns | .. 228 |
| VII. | Mauryan State in Relation to Dharma. | |
| | Section i. The concept of Dharma | .. 241 |
| | Section ii. Dharma and the State | .. 245 |
| | Section iii. Aśoka's Dharma | .. 250 |
| | Section iv. Personal Religion of Candragupta Maurya | .. 260 |
| | Section v. Aśoka's Personal Religion | .. 276 |
| APPENDIX. | | |
| I. | The Authenticity of the Kautalīya | .. 301 |
| II. | Megasthenes and Kautalya | .. 329 |
| BOOKS CONSULTED | .. 375 |
| INDEX | .. 385 |