The first expression of the political notion of a state on the subcontinent occurred with the _____ Empire.

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The Mauryan Empire, with its capital at Pataliputra, was the first centralized and bureaucratic government in the Indian subcontinent. It was under the rule of Chandragupta Maurya and his successors Ashoka and Bindusara that political and administrative institutions were developed, laying the foundation for the concept of a state.

The First Expression of the Political Notion of a State