Chanakya
375 BCE – 283 BCE · aged 92
Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the foundational manual on political economy
- Born
- 375 BCE · Taxila
- Died
- 283 BCE · Patna
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- 375 BCEBornBorn in Taxila
- 283 BCEDiedDied in Patna
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- 323 BCE – 30 BCEHellenistic period
Biography
Chanakya (ISO: Cāṇakya, चाणक्य, ), according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and the establishment of the Maurya Empire. According to these narratives, Chanakya served as the chief adviser and prime minister to both emperors Chandragupta Maurya and his son Bindusara.
Conventionally, Chanakya was identified with Kauṭilya and synonymously Vishnugupta, the author of the ancient Indian politico-economic treatise Arthashastra. Arthashastra is now thought with high probability to have been composed by multiple authors during the early centuries of the common era—several centuries after the Mauryan period—the backdated identification with Chanakya to have served to add prestige to the work.
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