five lines on ashoka's administration
Dear Student,
The administration of Ashoka Empire is as follows:
- The area around Pataliputra was under the direct control of the emperor.The officials were appointed to collect taxes from farmers, herders, crafts persons and traders, who lived in villages and towns in the area.
- Officials also punished those who disobeyed the ruler’s orders. Many of these officials were given salaries. Messengers and spy system was kept to watch on the officials. And of course the emperor supervised them all, with the help of members of the royal family, and senior ministers.
- There were areas or provinces were ruled from a provincial capital such as Taxila or Ujjain. Although there was some amount of control from Pataliputra, and royal princes were often sent as governors, local customs and rules were probably followed.
- Besides, there were vast areas between these centres where the Mauryas tried to control roads and rivers, which were important for transport, and to collect whatever resources were available as tax and tribute.