Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c5.4

c5.4

One of the most striking features of Chandra Gupta’s government revealed by the Arthaśāstra is that it achieved many triumphs in peace which were no less than those of war—in fact, Chandra Gupta was as well known for the numerical strength and the efficiency of his army and the organization of his war office as for those regulations and institutions which ensure the material welfare of a country. In the present chapter I shall refer to some of the most prominent works and institutions of public utility of his time, which are definitely indicated by passages in the Arthaśāstra.