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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mauryan mining administration canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mauryan mining administration Context triple: [Suvarnagiri, associatedWith, Mauryan mining administration]
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Arthashastra
Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), that outlines detailed principles of governance and political power.
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Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
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Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
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E.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mauryan mining administration Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Arthashastra
Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), that outlines detailed principles of governance and political power.
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B.
Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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C.
Dashapura inscriptions
The Dashapura inscriptions are a series of ancient Sanskrit stone records from the Mandsaur region in India that provide valuable information about the political, religious, and cultural history of early medieval central India.
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D.
Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
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E.
Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts
The Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts are some of the oldest surviving Buddhist texts, written in the Gandhari language on birch bark and providing crucial evidence for early Buddhist literature and the history of the northwest Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic institution
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imperial administrative system ⓘ state monopoly apparatus ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel |
central
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district ⓘ provincial ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
ensuring supply of metals for the state
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maximizing state revenue from minerals ⓘ preventing illegal extraction of minerals ⓘ |
| appliesToCentury |
3rd century BCE
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4th century BCE ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Maurya Empire period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledResource |
copper
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gemstones ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ⓘ lead ⓘ quarries ⓘ salt ⓘ silver ⓘ tin ⓘ |
| country | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | state-controlled mining system ⓘ |
| describedIn | Arthashastra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector |
metallurgy
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mining ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Mauryan central government
NERFINISHED
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Mauryan king ⓘ emperor Ashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ emperor Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
collection of mining taxes
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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
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royal edicts ⓘ |
| officialTitleInSanskrit | Akaradhyaksha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maurya Empire
NERFINISHED
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Mauryan economic administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType |
regulated private mining under licence
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state monopoly on strategic minerals ⓘ |
| revenueImportance | major source of imperial income ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Mauryan finance minister
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central revenue administration ⓘ |
| taxType |
licence fees for mines
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royalties on extracted minerals ⓘ share of production in kind ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
official mine records and accounts
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standardized weights and measures ⓘ |
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Subject: Mauryan mining administration Description of subject: 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.
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