Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c6.30

c6.30

**Administrative Divisions.** The Mauryan empire was divided into a number of Viceroyalties and Provinces and each of these was of the time-honoured and standardised pattern of the Hindu State, comprising the ruler or governor at the top, the Council of Ministers called *Mantriparishad*, Heads of Departments called *Adhyakshas*, the Civil Service represented by a hierarchy of officers in different grades of jurisdiction, and self-governing village communities at the foundation of the structure.