The Mauryan Polity c7.s2.t1.3
The Mauryan Polity c7.s2.t1.3
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c7.s2.t1.3
Some of the facts are corroborated by the testimony of classical writers. According to Strabo² the king did not sleep during day time. Megasthenes remarks that the king remained in the Court for the whole day.³ It was shown above that excepting for a brief interval for both, breakfast and rest, the king was practically engaged with the business of the state from morning to evening. The programme of work was indeed heavy and it required a strenuous and active man to follow. Need it be said that the first Mauryan kings were full of these characteristics.