- The ascendancy of the Mauryas had resulted in the triumph of monarchy in India
- Kautilya supported the monarchical form of government, he did not stand for royal absolutism
- He advocated for a council of ministers called Mantriparishad to assist the king in administrative matters
- It consisted of Purohita, Mahamantri, Senapati and Yuvaraja
- Amatyas- civil servants to look after the day-to-day administration
- Asoka appointed Dhamma Mahamatras to supervise the spread of Dhamma. Thus the Mauryan state had a well organized civil service