Mauryan mining administration
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The Mauryan mining administration was the centralized imperial apparatus of the Maurya Empire responsible for organizing, regulating, and taxing the extraction of minerals and metals across its territories.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic institution
ⓘ
imperial administrative system ⓘ state monopoly apparatus ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel |
central
ⓘ
district ⓘ provincial ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ensuring supply of metals for the state
ⓘ
maximizing state revenue from minerals ⓘ preventing illegal extraction of minerals ⓘ |
| appliesToCentury |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
4th century BCE ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Maurya Empire period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledResource |
copper
ⓘ
gemstones ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ⓘ lead ⓘ quarries ⓘ salt ⓘ silver ⓘ tin ⓘ |
| country | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | state-controlled mining system ⓘ |
| describedIn | Arthashastra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector |
metallurgy
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Mauryan central government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauryan king ⓘ emperor Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ emperor Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
collection of mining taxes
ⓘ
maintenance of state monopolies over key minerals ⓘ organization of mining operations ⓘ protection of mineral resources ⓘ regulation of mineral extraction ⓘ |
| headedBy | superintendent of mines ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Arthashastra prescriptions
ⓘ
royal edicts ⓘ |
| officialTitleInSanskrit | Akaradhyaksha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maurya Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauryan economic administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType |
regulated private mining under licence
ⓘ
state monopoly on strategic minerals ⓘ |
| revenueImportance | major source of imperial income ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Mauryan finance minister
ⓘ
central revenue administration ⓘ |
| taxType |
licence fees for mines
ⓘ
royalties on extracted minerals ⓘ share of production in kind ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
official mine records and accounts
ⓘ
standardized weights and measures ⓘ |
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