• Ms. Sweta

Historians have discussed the disparity between tax systems in different regions of a single empire and their possible causes. The tax rate on water and rent varies depending on the irrigation method and soil fertility. In maximal Indian composition, the standard tax rate is set at one-sixth of production, with some suggesting increasing taxes by up to one-third or one-fourth of production in times of emergency. Some historians argue that a crop tax of one-fourth of one percent is a significant burden on the populace and could lead to a justifiable uprising against the government. The property rights of inhabitants were progressively expanding, with farmers reclaiming abandoned land. The law recognized this expanding authority, and the practice of lending land to others increased significantly. The law was particularly stringent for indifferent farmers, who could be seized but entrusted to others for development. During the Mauryan period, the privileges of both cultivators and the monarch increased concurrently, with both cultivators and the monarch's individual ownership increasing. The land system lacked the capacity for centralization, and the monarch required a large sum of money to meet his regular and fundamental requirements. The land was the only reliable and primary source of income, and the quantity of national land was expanded through various means. Mauryan governance was founded on townships or districts, with dense forests providing firewood, fodder, hunting fowl, and game animals. Before the third century BCE, commuting was difficult for the municipality, and local residents or foreigners were appointed to the ministers and associations within the municipality.

Economy, Mauryan Era, Tax Systems, Mauryan Governance, Land Systems, Regular Tax.

"A Research Review of The Economic Structure and its Effect on People During Mauryan Empire", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.p393-p397, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305G56.pdf

"A Research Review of The Economic Structure and its Effect on People During Mauryan Empire", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppp393-p397, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305G56.pdf