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V. The Central Administration — (Contd.)

Section i. The Military System. . 177

Section ii. Foreign Policy. . 179

Section iii. Ethics of War. . 186

Section iv. The Organisation of the Army. . 189

Section v. The War OflSce. . 192

Section vL Condition. . 195

VI. Provincial and Local Governments

Section i. A general survey. . 197

Section ii. Local Administration in the

Kautaliya. . 204

Section iii. The Government of the Provinces 208

Section iv. Mauryan Civil Service. . 222

Section v. Administration of Towns. . 228

Vn. Mauryan State in Relalion to. Diaraia

Section i. The conc^t of DhaJ^ra^'* >. 241

Section ii. Dharma and the State ! . . 245

Section iii. Asoka’s Dharma. . 250

Section iv. Personal Religion of Candragupta

Maurya,. 260

Section v. ASoka’s Personal Religion. . 276

Appendix

I. The Authenticity of the Kautaliya

II. Megasthenes and Kautalya m. Is Artha^stra Secular?

IV. Kautalya’s Imperialism

Books consttlted Index

301

329

375

401

407

415