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Indian history, geography, culture, trade
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Module 4
The Mauryan Empire: Imperial Administration and Society
Founding and Reach of the Mauryan Empire
Describe the establishment of the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya and its geographic extent.
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Kautilya's Arthashastra: Governance, Taxation, and Statecraft
Explain the Arthashastra's framework for governance, including its principles of taxation, espionage, and state regulation of the economy.
3
Mauryan Administrative Structure
Describe the Mauryan administrative hierarchy, from central bureaucracy to provincial, district, and village-level governance.
4
Ashoka's Dhamma: Policy, Purpose, and Propagation
Analyze Ashoka's policy of Dhamma, its content, its purpose, and its propagation through edicts.
5
Mauryan Economy: State Control, Agriculture, and Hellenistic Trade
Describe the Mauryan economy, focusing on state control of agriculture, mines, and trade networks with the Hellenistic world.
Mauryan Art and Architecture: Instruments of State Policy
Describe Mauryan art and architecture as instruments of state policy, focusing on Ashokan pillars, stupas, and rock-cut caves.
7
Theories of Mauryan Decline
Evaluate the various theories for the decline of the Mauryan Empire, including economic stress, administrative weakness, and Brahmanical reaction.
8
Mauryan Legacy on Indian Polity
Assess the long-term legacy of Mauryan centralization on subsequent Indian polity.
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Post-Mauryan India: Cross-Cultural Encounters