Kinship clans transitioned into territorial janapadas, expanding into vast centralized empires. Governance shifted from tribal assemblies to monarchies managed through structured councils of ministers, provincial governors and semi-autonomous village bodies.
How did political organisation change from the Vedic period to the age of large empires such as the Mauryas and the Guptas? Explain the administrative system of the early Indian states.
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Political organization progressed from kinship clans into territorial janapadas and vast centralized empires like the Mauryas and Guptas. The early administrative system was structured hierarchically, dividing the realm into provinces, districts and villages. The monarch governed with a council of ministers (mantri-parishad), while provincial governors, specialized officers and largely self-reliant village assemblies managed local revenue and community infrastructure.
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