Army was well organized and it was under the control of Senapati
The salaries were paid in cash. Kautilya refers to the salaries of different ranks of military officers
According to Greek author Pliny, the Mauryan army consisted of six lakh infantry, thirty thousand cavalry, nine thousand elephants and eight thousand chariots
There were the Navy and Transport and Supply wings
Each wing was under the control of Adhyaksha or Superintendent
Megasthenes mentions six boards of five members each to control the six wings of the military