Chanakya

Chanakya (Sanskrit: चाणक्य Cāṇakya) (* around 350 BC; † around 283 BC) was minister and closest adviser to the first emperor of the Maurya empire Chandragupta Maurya (* around 340 BC; † around 293 B.C.) and played a major role in their rise. The political textbook Arthashastra is attributed to him, although it is believed that someone else added parts of the book.

The Dhana Nanda , circa 323 BC. Chr.

The Maurya Empire under Chandragupta in its early years from 323 BC. Chr.

Two books are ascribed to Chanakya: Arthashastra and Nitishastra . The Arthashastra discusses monetary and financial policy , international relations , military strategy , and other state affairs. The author of the book is called Kautilya (or Kautalya), and he is identified with Chanakya. The Nitishastra is a script about the ideal way of life that has passed down a lot about Indian culture at that time.

literature

Roger Boesche: The first great political realist: Kautilya and his Arthashastra. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2002.
Hermann Kulke , Dietmar Rothermund : History of India. From the Indus culture to today. Actual Special edition, Verlag CH Beck, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-406-54997-7 .
Liebig, Michael: Endogenous Political-Cultural Resources. The relevance of the Kautilya-Arthashastra for modern India. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2014.

Individual evidence

^ Roger Boesche: Kautilya's Arthaśāstra on War and Diplomacy in Ancient India . In: The Journal of Military History . 67, No. 1, January 2003, ISSN 0899-3718 , pp. 9-37. doi : 10.1353 / jmh.2003.0006 . "Kautilya [is] sometimes called a chancellor or prime minister to Chandragupta, something like a Bismarck ..."

personal data
SURNAME	Chanakya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	चाणक्य (Sanskrit); Cāṇakya
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Minister and closest adviser to the first emperor of the Maurya Empire
DATE OF BIRTH	around 350 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 283 BC Chr.

[1] Roger Boesche: Kautilya's Arthaśāstra on War and Diplomacy in Ancient India . In: The Journal of Military History . 67, No. 1, January 2003, ISSN 0899-3718 , pp. 9-37. doi : 10.1353 / jmh.2003.0006 . "Kautilya [is] sometimes called a chancellor or prime minister to Chandragupta, something like a Bismarck ..."