how did the mauryas expend their territory?
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Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extended from Kabul and Kandahar in the North-West to Mysore in the south; and from Bengal in the east to Saurashtra in the west.
There were five important political centres in the Mauryan Empire- Patliputra (the capital city) and the provincial centres of Taxila, Ujjayini, Tosali and Suvarnagiri.
It was not possible for such a large empire to have a uniform administrative system so historians believe that the administrative control was perhaps strongest in the capital and in provincial centres.
Communications along the land and riverine routes were developed to administer the Empire.
Army was an important tool for not only extending the territories of empire but also for administering them.
Committees and sub- committees were formed for coordinating military activities. They looked after navy, horses, chariots, elephants, recruiting soldiers and managing transport and food supplies for soldiers.