Mauryan Empire Part-6

Kings of Moryavansh: -

Order	The king	Rule time
1	Chandragupta Morya	321-297 BC
2	Bindusara	297-273 BC
3	Ashok	273-232 BC
4	Kunal	232-224 BC
5	Samprati	224-215 BC
6	Shalishuk	BC 215-202
7	Devvarman	202-195 BC
8	Shatavdhan	195-187 BC
9	Brihadrath	187-185 BC

 
 Mauryan system of governance: -

Order	Ministry	Minister
1	Religion	Dharmamahamatra
2	Agriculture	Sitapat
3	Mahamatra And Amatya	Minister
4	Revenue, justice, and order	Samahrta
5	Iron	Loh adhyaksh
6	Army	Antapal
7	Court	1. Dharma Sthiya:- Diwani Adalat 2. kantak sodhan- Criminal Court
8	Kosha adhyaksh	Sannidhata
9	Vyavharik	Judge
10	Chief of Police	Dandpal
11	Ruler of the capital	Por
12	Nayka	The chief chairman of the town
13	Chairman of the Police Department	Prashastha
14	Guard of the castle	Durgapal
15	Forest Department Officer	Avatik

There were 6 committees of 5 members for administration
There was birth-death, import-export, passport facility.
The final decision was considered by the king.
The provinces of Morya were divided into five parts viz. 1. Takshashila, 2. Avanti, 3. Kalinga, 4. Suvarnagiri and 5. Pataliputra.
It was also the name of the currency of the Mauryan Empire which was a one pona tola silver coin.
In the Mauryan Empire, princes were always made the governors of the provinces.
The official language of the Mauryan Empire was Pali.
The main occupation of the people in the Mauryan Empire was agriculture and the king received a quarter of the revenue.
 
 Moryyugin architecture: -
 
Court Arts: -

Palaces: - The palaces of the Morya era were made of wood. All the palaces were inspired by the Iranian style.

Pillars: - Political sermons and the joy of winning the war were placed. The columns were influenced by the Iranian style. And above it was always placed the mark of the beast.

Stupas: - There were about 84,000 stupas in the time of Ashoka. The uppermost part of the stupa should be covered with an "umbrella", then a "dome", then a circumambulation path and finally a stone fence. The mouth is always to the south. After the death of the Buddha, 9 stupas were built in which his remains were placed in the 8th and his utensils were placed in the 9th stupa.
 
Popular art
 
Caves: - The mountains were carved. Used to accommodate Buddhist and Jain monks. In the Morya era, caves were built with ornaments. In Bihar, Barobar's cave and Nagarjuna's cave

Sculpture: - Statues of Yaksha and Yakshini are mainly found.

Utensils: - Black polished utensils found.