HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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aristocrats, acharyas, traders, and monks.
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kings, territory, administration and treasury
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ministers, civil servants, subalterns and those involved in espionage
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music, dance, ragas and wrestling
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Detailed explanation-1: -a Kautilya wrote Arthashastra in which the notion of saptanga is mentioned including kings territory administration and treasury.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saptanga Theory was laid out by Kautilya in Arthashastra which according to him is required to be implemented in each and every state to call it as a “State”. In other words, it lays down the ideal forms of governance, administration, defence mechanisms and judiciary, which are required in an ideal state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Central Administration: According to Kautilya, there are 7 elements of states (Saptanga theory): Raja (the king), Mitra (Friend), Durg (fort), Amatya (the secretaries), Janapada (territory), Kosha (the treasure) and Sena (Army).
Detailed explanation-4: -Arthashastra was a detailed treatise on administration written by Chanakya. It contains details about the administrative system, political system, defence strategies and economic policies of the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta’s reign.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kautilya, in the Arthashastra, suggests that the state must always be adequately fortified, its armed forces prepared and resourced to defend itself against acts of war.