The Mauryans established a government in their empire. The was the supreme head of the administration. He had control over the executive, legislative, and judicial duties in the government.

The Mauryan administration system was efficient and monarchical. The king of the Mauryan government was the head of the Mauryan empire administration. The Mauryan Empire had the privileged of having successful administrators such as Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara Maurya and Ashoka the Great. The administration of Mauryan Empire was decentralized and the administrative powers were divided into convenient administrative units. Though the units were administered on common system, they were under a rigid central control.