c.350–275 BC · Maurya India
Chanakya (Kautilya)
“Before you begin, ask: why am I doing this, and what will the result be?”
Their life
Ancient Indian teacher, economist, and strategist whose Arthashastra is a sweeping treatise on statecraft, economics, and political strategy. The mastermind who helped raise Chandragupta Maurya to found the Maurya Empire, he is often called the Indian Machiavelli — though he came nearly two millennia earlier.
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