Arthashastra

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Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (Chanakya), that outlines detailed principles of governance and political power.

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instanceOf ancient Indian treatise ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ
treatise on economics ⓘ
treatise on military strategy ⓘ
treatise on statecraft ⓘ
aimsAt prosperity of subjects ⓘ
stability of the state ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
author Chanakya ⓘ
Kautilya ⓘ
linked to: Chanakya

Vishnugupta ⓘ
comparedWith Politics by Aristotle ⓘ
The Prince ⓘ
contains guidelines on administration of justice ⓘ
guidelines on agriculture and trade ⓘ
guidelines on city planning ⓘ
guidelines on intelligence and espionage ⓘ
principles of foreign policy ⓘ
principles of governance ⓘ
principles of public finance ⓘ
principles of taxation ⓘ
principles of war and peace ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culture Ancient India ⓘ
linked to: ancient India
dateOfCompilation between 2nd century BCE and 3rd century CE ⓘ
dateWritten circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ
field economic theory ⓘ
military science ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
focusesOn artha ⓘ
material prosperity ⓘ
genre nīti-śāstra ⓘ
influenced later Indian political thought ⓘ
keyConcept danda (coercive power) ⓘ
mandala theory of foreign policy ⓘ
rajadharma (duty of the king) ⓘ
saptanga theory of the state ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
mainSubject administration ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
economics ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
law ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
political science ⓘ
statecraft ⓘ
prescribes centralized bureaucracy ⓘ
detailed revenue administration ⓘ
systematic espionage network ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
structure 15 books ⓘ
150 chapters (approximate) ⓘ
over 6000 verses and prose passages ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed Maurya Empire ⓘ
titleInSanskrit अर्थशास्त्र ⓘ
linked to: Economic Sciences
traditionallyAttributedTo Chanakya ⓘ
Kautilya ⓘ
linked to: Vishnugupta

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Shanti Parva → containsSection → Rājadharma-anushasana (teachings on kingly duties) ⓘ
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Chanakya → notableWork → Arthashastra ⓘ
Suvarnagiri → linkedTo → Mauryan imperial economy ⓘ
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Pataliputra → mentionedInSource → Arthashastra ⓘ
Mandala theory of foreign policy → describedIn → Arthashastra ⓘ
Mandala theory of foreign policy → explainedIn → Book 6 of the Arthashastra ⓘ
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Mauryan mining administration → partOf → Mauryan economic administration ⓘ
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