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Who was Chanakya?

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Chanakya was an ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.

He was Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire.



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