Question

) Who commanded the mauryan army? List the six branches of the Mauryan Army.

Answer 1

Answer:

Senapati

This Commander-in-chief was known as 'Senapati'. The Senapati was appointed by the king. The salaries in Mauryan army were paid in cash. Their army included six lakh infantry, about 30,000 cavalry, nine thousand war elephants, eight thousand chariots.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the 4th century B.C., Nanda kings ruled Magadha dynasty and this dynasty was the most powerful kingdom of the north. A Brahman minister called Chanakya also known as Kautilya, trained a young man i.e.Chandragupta Maurya. Chandragupta organized his own army and overthrew the Nanda king Dhana Nand in 322 B.C.