OFFICERS IN THE ANCIENT PERIOD - MAURYAN PERIOD

THE CHIEF OFFICIALS ACCORDING TO ARTHA SHASTRA WERE -

MANTRIN  -  chief minister

PUROHITA  -  Chief priest .

SENAPATI  -  Commander in chief.

YUVARAJ  -  Crown - prince

THE OTHER 14 CHIEF OFFICIALS OR THIRTHAS, MENTIONED IN THE ARTHA SHASTHRA WERE -

DAUVARIKA  -  Chamberiain.

ANTARVESIKA  -  Chief of the harem

PRASASTRI  -  inspector general of prisons

SAMAHARTA  -  Collector - general.

SANNIDHATA  -  Treasury chief.

PRADESHTRI  -  Divisional commissioner.

NAYAKA  -  City constable.

PAURA  -  Governor of the capital.

VYAVAHARIKA  -  Chief judge.

KARMANTIKA  -  Chief of the mines.

MANTRI-PARISHATADHYAKSHA  -  President of the council.


DVARAPALA  -  Chief of the home defence.


ANTAPALA  -  Chief of the frontier defence.

in the rock edict III of  Asoka we find new names of officials  not found in the arthashastra , e.g. pradesikas, rajukas , and yuktas.

PRADESIKA  -  He was charged with the duties of revenue collection and police.

RAJUKA  -  Performed a double function of the modern revenue and judicial officer.

YUKTAS  -  District  treasury officers who managed the king's property , received and kept accounts of revenue.


NAGALA VIYOHALAKA  -  An officer mentioned in the kalinga edict I . his duty was similar to that of PAURA VYAVAHARIKA of arthasastra , i.e. to administer justice in district towns.


ANTA-MAHAMATTAS  -  Mentioned by asoka in his pillar edict I

The class of officers bringing news of the people to the king are referred to by asoka as the  PATIVEDIKAS , whereas the views of the ministerial council are brought specifically by the MAHAMATTAS ( 6 th rock edict )