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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