Explanation:

Chandra gupta Maurya

Not only Chandragupta Maurya was a great conqueror and an able empire-builder, but also he was one of the strongest administrators the history of India saw.

His administrative system, later on modified by a humane touch of Ashoka, provided ample proof that the ancient Indian monarchy and polity were the products of wise statesmanship and practical considerations.

Luckily enough a clear picture of that administration is derived from two most important sources of history, namely, Kautilya’s Arthasastra and the Indika of Megasthenes which has survived in fragments in shape of extracts in the writings of other classical writers. Some scholars suggest that the Arthasastra was written at a much later time.