History & Civics
What distinguished the Gupta governance from the Mauryan governance?
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The Gupta administration saw a shift from centralised control to decentralisation, with functions like tax collection and law enforcement increasingly handled by the priestly and warrior classes. This marked a move towards a feudal system, unlike the Mauryan centralised rule.
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