UPSC · Prelims and Mains
Ancient and Medieval History, Art and Culture
← Mahajanapadas, Magadha and the MauryasMauryan empire: rulers, sources and administration
- Arthashastra, Megasthenes' Indica, Mudrarakshasa, Buddhist and Jain traditions, inscriptions
- Chandragupta bindusara
- King, mantriparishad, amatyas, adhyakshas; provinces at Taxila, Ujjain, Suvarnagiri, Tosali
- Pradeshika, rajuka and yukta as district-level officers; gopa and sthanika below them
- Arthashastra slavery economy
- Competing explanations of Mauryan imperial fragmentation
