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Preferred term
Kautilya
Definition(s)
- Kautilya (flourished ca. 300 BCE) is the purported author of the Arthashastra, a sprawling work of political thought dating from some time between the third century BCE and the second century CE. Tradition states that Kautilya, a poor member of ancient India's priestly caste, trained Chandragupta Maurya, the first Maurya emperor, and helped him overthrow the Nanda dynasty. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Kautilya]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HBH84LNK-6
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