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Lec 8 - Coggle Diagram
Lec 8
- Based on Kautilya's Arthashastra
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- King at the center of administration
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- Senapati (Commander in Chief)
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- Tirthas and Adhyaksha as highest officials
- Revenue collection by Samhartas and Shulka Adhyaksha
- Yuktas in provincial administration for revenue collection
- Rajukas in charge of land measurement and boundary
- Hierarchy of Mauryan Administration
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- Various superintendents and officials in different departments
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- Appointed as Governor of Avanti and Ujjain
- Major War of Kalinga (261 BCE)
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- No destruction of property
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- Fair treatment of prisoners
- Raja as a paternal figure
- Inscribing Dhamma on rock edicts and pillars
- Prohibition of animal sacrifice
- Medical treatment and plantations
- Spread of Dhamma by Yuktas, Rajukas, and Pradeshikas
- Replacement of Bherighosh with Dhammaghosh
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- King's concern for people's conditions and welfare
- Tolerance towards religions
- Ashoka's visit to Bodhgaya
- Condemnation of popular ceremonies
- Disapproval of individual desires for fame
- Respect for elders and concerns for slaves and servants
- Victory over Kalinga and transformation to preacher of peace
- Purpose of the rock edicts
- Deciphering of inscriptions by James Prinsep
- Pillar no. 1: Protection of people
- Pillar no. 2: Dhamma as compassion, truthfulness, and purity
- Pillar no. 3: Avoiding cruelty, harshness, pride, and anger
- Pillar no. 4: Responsibility of Rajjukas
- Pillar no. 5: List of birds and animals not to be killed
- Pillar no. 6: Dhamma policy of the state
- Pillar no. 7: Tolerance towards all sects and religions