Central
Administration
The king :
The Mauryan
government was a centralized bureaucracy of which the nucleus was the
king . According to Kautilya/Chanakya ,there are 7 elements of states (Saptanga
theory) – Raja (the King) ,Amatya (the secretaries), Janapada (territory), Durg
(Fort), Kosha (the treasure ), Sena
(Army) and the seven elements of the state.
The Mantri Prishad :
The king was assisted by Mantri
Parished ,whose members included – (i) The Yuvaraja (the crown prince ) (ii)
The Purohita (the Chief priest ) (iii) The Senapati (the commander –in
–chief) (iv) a few other ministers.
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