Lec 9 AH

  • Mauryan Administration
  • Military Administration
  • Senapati (Head)
  • Infantry
  • Cavalry
  • Elephants
  • Navy
  • Chariots
  • Transportations
  • Espionage and Military Intelligence
  • Gudhapurusha
  • Sansthan (Desk jobs)
  • Sanchari (Field jobs)
  • Eligibility of Varnas in the Army
  • Size of the Army
  • Judicial System
  • King (Central authority)
  • Gramavardha (for villages)
  • Nagar vyavaharika Mahamatra (for towns)
  • Rajjukas (District Magistrate)
  • Dharmashthiya (Civil Court)
  • Kantaka Shodhana (Criminal Court)
  • Bandhangara (Jail)
  • Charaka (Lockup)
  • Local Administration
  • Gramika (Head of the village)
  • Pradeshika (District Collector)
  • Sthanika (Tax Collector)
  • Akshapatala (Accountant General)
  • Durgapala (Governor of the Fort)
  • Antapala (Manager of the frontiers)
  • Revenue Administration
  • Samharta (Head of the Revenue Department)
  • Sannidharta (Treasurer)
  • Land Revenue Collection
  • Mauryan Economy
  • Agricultural Productivity
  • Trade and Commerce
  • Tax System
  • Single Currency
  • Major Trade Items
  • Trade Relations with the Roman Empire
  • Causes of Decline of the Mauryan Empire
  • Overcentralization and Heavy Bureaucracy
  • Neglect of North Western Frontier
  • Financial Crisis due to Overtaxation
  • Ashoka's Diversion of Resources
  • Incompetent Successors
  • Pushyamitra Shunga and Shunga Dynasty
  • Buddhism
  • Rise of Buddhism
  • Complex and Expensive Vedic Rituals
  • Spread of Superstitious Beliefs
  • Rigid Caste System and Brahmin Supremacy
  • Flourishing Trade and Vaishyas' Aspirations
  • Restricted Access to Sanskrit Language
  • Gautam Buddha
  • Prince Siddartha
  • Quest for the Root of Sorrow
  • Meditation at Bodhgaya
  • Enlightenment and First Sermon at Sarnath
  • Mahapari Nibbana (Passing away in Kushinagar)
  • Key Tenets of Buddhism
  • Madhyamika Marg (Middle Path)
  • Individual Responsibility for Happiness
  • Four Noble Truths (Arya Sacchani Satya)
  • Eightfold Path (Ashtangika Marg or Atthanga Marg)
  • Panchsheel (Five Teachings)