MAURYAN EMPIRE Katharine Doering Valerie Irwin

Location and Time India and part of the Middle East 322 BC-185 BC

Administrative Institutions Ruled emperor and his Mantriparchad Capital – Pataliputra Made up of 4 provinces The provinces ruled by the Kumara and helped by the council of ministers The bureaucracy ruled over everything

Projection of Military Power Maintained large armies Diplomacy – conquered many other territories and alliance with satrap of Babylonia Fortresses

Trade Well developed infrastructure Roads, canals, waterways, rest-houses, hospitals, etc. Used a metal coin with something stamped into it Had a wide range of trading partners

Role of Cities Pataliputra (the capital) – center for government Also the center for trade, commerce, merchant, and intellectuals Buddhism spread from city to city

Social Hierarchy and Mechanics for Preservation Slaves Corvée system Peasants had to work on public projects

Patriarchy Few women were employed Archers, performers, spies, spun yarn Most were dominated by the male figures of the household

Collapse Started when Ashoka (founder of Mauryan Empire’s grandson) died Many weaker kings followed for 50 years Friction between Mauryan Buddhists and Mauryan Hindus

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