- 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