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Kautilya  

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  • 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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