The Mauryan Polity c7.s3.t1.1

c7.s3.t1.1

From the writings of the classical writers it is seen that some general precautions were indeed adopted to protect the royal person from possible dangers. The king generally lived in a well-built palace with gates well defended by guards and the rest of the soldiery. The dimensions of the towers and castles of Pāṭaliputra¹ given in classical books approximately correspond to those mentioned in the three chapters of the Arthaśāstra.²