[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) › c9.s2.6 # The Mauryan Polity c9.s2.6 The Mauryan Polity c9.s2.6 - **Language:** English ### [c9.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2.6) These three are minor divisions which are, properly speaking, absorbed in the three major divisions of war, peace and neutrality. The last aspect of international law discussed in the \*Kauṭalīya\* is a prominent feature of the \*Kauṭalīyan\* policy in relation to the other states or nations. The relation of the \*Kauṭalīyan\* states was that each state acknowledged the sovereignty of the central power. The \*Arthaśāstra\* recommends territorial expansion by the policy of conquest.¹ - [Previous: c9.s2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2.5) - [Next: c9.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2.7) - [Up: c9.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c9.s2.6) · Pramāṇa