Economy and Society Agriculture Crafts and Goods Trade Coins and Currency

Ashoka’s Dharmic State

Provincial Administration District and Village Administration Source of Revenue Judicial Administration

The Mauryan State and Polity Arthasastra

Ashoka Edicts of Ashoka Third Buddhist Council

Mauryan Empire Chandragupta Bindusara

Alexander’s Invasion The Impact of Alexander’s Invasion

Persian and Macedonian Invasions Taxila Impact of Persian Contact The word “Hindu” appears for the first time in an inscription

Nandas: The First Empire Builders of India A centralised state required a new administrative framework to govern an extensive territory,

Rise of Magadha under the Haryanka Dynasty