Arthashastra

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ancient Indian treatise political treatise treatise on economics treatise on military strategy treatise on statecraft

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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Arthashastra canonical 4
Arthashastra tradition 1
Mauryan imperial economy 1

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
Chanakya ⓘ
surface form: Kautilya

Vishnugupta ⓘ
comparedWith Aristotle's Politics ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 Economic Sciences ⓘ
surface form: अर्थशास्त्र
traditionallyAttributedTo Chanakya ⓘ
Vishnugupta ⓘ
surface form: Kautilya

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dharmashastras → relatedTo → Arthashastra ⓘ
Smriti literature → includes → Arthashastra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthashastra tradition
ancient India → producedText → Arthashastra ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient India
Shanti Parva → containsSection → Arthashastra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rājadharma-anushasana (teachings on kingly duties)
Chanakya → notableWork → Arthashastra ⓘ
Suvarnagiri → linkedTo → Arthashastra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mauryan imperial economy
Pataliputra → mentionedInSource → Arthashastra ⓘ