[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) › c4.4 # The Mauryan Polity c4.4 The Mauryan Polity c4.4 - **Language:** English ### [c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.4) In this re-construction of institutions, religious and political, checked and verified wherever possible from the accounts of classical writers, an endeavour is made to establish a thesis as to the character of the Government of the time. The constitution was a benevolent form of monarchy with democratic institutions, almost modern in character. - [Previous: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.3) - [Next: c4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.5) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c4.4) · Pramāṇa