[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) › c7.s2.24 # The Mauryan Polity c7.s2.24 The Mauryan Polity c7.s2.24 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2.24) By the course of his conduct, and by administrative measures to promote the welfare of his subjects, Aśoka endeared himself to the people at large. The importance of the quality of \*utthāna\* was also realised to a full measure, for, every action and movement of his depended on his powers of exertion to which he set a special value above everything else. - [Previous: c7.s2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2.23) - [Next: c7.s2.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2.t1.1) - [Up: c7.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c7.s2.24) · Pramāṇa