Mauryan Empire: Administrative Structure The Mauryan Empire was divided into four provinces with the imperial capital at Pataliputra. ByJagran Josh. Apr 19, 2014, 11:25 IST.

However, behind the splendor of the Mauryan Empire—the first empire to unify nearly all of the Indian subcontinent—was a robust, disciplined, and deeply strategic military structure.

The Mauryan Empire: Administration ... Suvarnagiri (in the south), and Taxila (in the north). At the centre of the structure was the king who had the power to enact laws.

Disintegration of the Mauryan Empire not only changed the political structure of the region but also transformed its social and cultural scene. After the fall of empire, the Mauryans had to face ...

Making of an empire. As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

Altekar described the site, after its excavation, as “probably the earliest huge stone-pillared structure to be built by Indian architects” was a relic of the Mauryan empire.

Let's build on Mauryan inspiration, says Kalam “Chandragupta built an empire based on a strong central government and a large, powerful army. Ours is akin to it.” ...

Ashoka died in 232BC and his successors were not competent enough to control such a vast empire, which resulted in the gradual decline of the state. The major reason behind the decline of any ...