[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) › c8.s3.t4.1 # The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t4.1 The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t4.1 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.t4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.1) The other category of income to the state comprising of those items arising from the State-owned properties like forests,⁴ wastelands including the public pasturage,⁵ land and ocean mines,⁶ treasure finds, the mintage,⁷ unclaimed properties, forced labour (\*viṣṭi\*), and fines of different descriptions for transgression and trespass of law. Added to these were the incomes collected by the excise department (\*surādhyakṣa\*),⁸ the department of gambling (\*dyūta\*)⁹ which was centralised lest the evil should spread widely, from the institution of prostitutes (\*veśya\*),¹ the department of slaughter-house,² and other miscellaneous taxes collected from religious and charitable endowments, heads of cattle, building sites (\*vāstuka\*), spoils of war, tributes, voluntary contributions and other several minor dues like \*utsaṅga\*, \*pārśva\*, for which there was no absolute and fixed rate.³ In cases of emergency extraordinary taxes and enhanced exactions (\*praṇaya\*) were collected.⁴ The resources of the rich were primarily but carefully tapped.⁵ Normally the State kept in stock half of the grain collections, to meet unforeseen circumstances⁶ like the setting of famine. - [Previous: c8.s3.t3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t3.13) - [Next: c8.s3.t4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.2) - [Up: c8.s3.t4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.1) · Pramāṇa