Vishnugupta

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ancient Indian philosopher author economist person political theorist royal advisor

Vishnugupta, better known as Chanakya or Kautilya, was an ancient Indian philosopher, economist, and royal advisor renowned for his influential treatise on statecraft and political strategy.

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Kautilya 2
Vishnugupta canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Indian philosopher ⓘ
author ⓘ
economist ⓘ
person ⓘ
political theorist ⓘ
royal advisor ⓘ
advisorTo Bindusara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chandragupta Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chanakya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chāṇakya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kautilya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vishnu Gupta NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Maurya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship ancient India ⓘ
culture Indian ⓘ
educatedAt Takshashila NERFINISHED ⓘ
era ancient India ⓘ
fieldOfWork diplomacy ⓘ
economics ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
statecraft ⓘ
floruit 4th century BCE ⓘ
genre economic treatise ⓘ
niti shastra ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ
hasConcept mandala theory of foreign policy ⓘ
raison d’état in ancient Indian context ⓘ
saptanga theory of the state ⓘ
use of espionage in governance ⓘ
influenced Indian economic thought ⓘ
Indian political thought ⓘ
subsequent treatises on statecraft in South Asia ⓘ
knownFor advising the establishment of the Maurya Empire ⓘ
developing a systematic theory of statecraft ⓘ
founding political and economic thought in India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Sanskrit ⓘ
notableWork Arthashastra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chanakya Niti NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation jurist ⓘ
minister ⓘ
strategist ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
philosophicalSchool realist political philosophy ⓘ
placeOfActivity Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Takshashila NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
subjectOf Indian legends about the rise of Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ

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Arthashastra → author → Vishnugupta ⓘ
Arthashastra → traditionallyAttributedTo → Vishnugupta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kautilya
Chanakya → alsoKnownAs → Vishnugupta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kautilya
Chanakya → alsoKnownAs → Vishnugupta ⓘ