Welding The Plural Society of India The Nanda Maurya Experiment

Welding The Plural Society of India The Nanda Maurya Experiment

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAJ856
Author: Meghna Goyal
Publisher: Kusumanjali Book World, Jodhpur
Language: English
Edition: 2013
Pages: 96
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight 150 gm

Book Description

About The Book

For the empire-builders of the Nanda-Maurya period the problems of welding the plural society in India were simply immense. The first step taken to solve them was a sort of politico- military surgery when Mahapadma Nanda uprooted by force the numerous Vedic Kshatriya dynasties who were ruling over almost the whole of the country. His surgical operation for simplifying the political map of the country was comparable to what Alexander did in the north-western part of the Jambudvipa only a few years later. The work of Mahapadma Nanda and Alexander taken together paved the way for the establishment of an all- India empire under the aegis of the Mauryas who raised the superstructure of an imperial edifice comprising almost the whole of the Jambudvipa and also took numerous steps for promoting the policy of religious toleration and inculcating respect for all sects-s-a policy which was so necessary in the plural society of India. Miss Meghna Goyal, the author of the present work, incorporates in her work, incorporates in her work the results of the latest discoveries and researches into an integrated Pattern. We sincerely hope that the present work will be found useful by researchers, teachers and students of ancient Indian history.

About The Auhor

Miss Meghna Goyal, the author of the present work, earned first division with distinction marks from the Secondary examination to M.A. She secured fourth position in Rajasthan state, also standing first among girl candidates in her Higher Secondary Examination (2004). In B.A. (2007) and M.A. (2009) she won gold medals along with distinction marks from the Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur. She did Certificate and Diploma courses in French language, standing first class first with distinction in both (2008-09). She has also cleared NET (June 2011). Several of her research papers and contributions have been published in reputed national journals and research monographs. Presently Miss Goyal is working for doctorate degree in her alma mater.

Preface

For the empire-builders of the Nanda-Maurya period the problems of welding the plural society in India were simply immense. The first step taken to solve them was a sort of politico- military surgery when Mahapadma Nanda uprooted by force the numerous Vedic Kshatriya dynasties who were ruling over almost the whole of the country. His surgical operation for simplifying the political map of the country was comparable to what Alexander did in the north-western part of the Jambudvipa only a few years later. The work of Mahapadma Nanda and Alexander taken together paved the way for the establishment of an all- India empire under the aegis of the Mauryas who raised the superstructure of an imperial edifice comprising almost the whole of the Jambudvipa and also took numerous steps for promoting the policy of religious toleration and inculcating respect for all sects-s-a policy which was so necessary in the plural society of India.

While preparing this volume I have tried to incorporate in it the results of the latest discoveries and researches and analyse and synthesise them with my own researches into an integrated pattern. I sincerely hope that the present work will be found useful by researchers, teachers and students of ancient Indian history. For its shortcomings I seek their indulgence and request them to send their suggestions for its improvement.

Contents

Preface vii
I. Administering a Plural Society I-33
1 The Plural Nature of Indian Society and Requirements for Administering Such a Society: Emergence of a Centralized Administration in the Nanda - Maurya Age 1
2 Administration as a Means for Promoting Internal Cohesion in the Plural Maurya Society: King as the Symbol and Promoter of Unity 6
3 Ministers and High Officials 10
4 Organization and Administration of the Provinces 14
5 Urban Administration 19
6 Administration of Armed Forces 21
7 The Nanda-Maurya Civil Service 23
8 Further Tests for Different Jobs 27
9 Gradation and Classification of Officers 28
10 Salaries and Service Conditions of High Officers 30
11 Shortcomings of Maurya Administrative System 32
12 Impact of Persian Model 32
13 Achievements of Maurya Administrative System
II. The Role of Asoka's Dhamma and Dhammavijaya in Welding the Plural Indian Society 34-80
1 The Background of the Imperial Unity 34
2 The Claims of Legitimacy for the Nanda -Maurya Rule 36
3 The Intellectual and Religious Background 37
4 Struggle between Vedic Brahmanism and Heterodox Sects in the Nanda - Maurya Period 40
5 Orthodox Brahmanism 41
6 Asoka's Attitude to Buddhism 45
7 Nature of Asoka's Dhamma 47
8 Asoka's Dhamma as a Practical Code of Conduct 48
9 The Policy of Dhamma 55
10 Dhamma as a Part of the Scheme for Unifying the Divergent Groups of Indian Population 56
11 Recent Interpretations of Asoka's Dhamma 59
12 Evidence of the Rock Edicts on Asoka's Dhamma 62
13 Evidence of the Pillar Edicts 69
14 The Bhabru Edict 71
15 Asoka's Concept of Dhammavijaya : How Different was it from the Brahrnanical Ideal of Dharmavijaya? 71
16 Public Welfare Measures and Inculcation of Virtuous Living as Factors in the Emotional Unity of the Empire 76
17 Conclusion 80
Select Bibliography 81-84
Index 85

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