Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.57

c9.57

The realization of provincial Revenue from such a large number and variety of sources called for an elaborate administrative machinery, a hierarchy of officers comprising the Minister in charge of the Revenue Portfolio at the top called the *Samāhartā*, Collector-General, the Heads of Departments, and any number of subordinate staff attached to each Department, making up what may be called the provincial Civil Service.