[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c3.26 # The Mauryan Polity c3.26 The Mauryan Polity c3.26 - **Language:** English ### [c3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c3.26) | 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 | - [Previous: c3.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c3.25) - [Next: c4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.1) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c3.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c3.26) · Pramāṇa