Library
Political Thought
The Arthashastra
Kautilya / Chanakya (traditional attribution); L. N. Rangarajan (translator)
Detailed treatise on government, political power, taxation, and security.
Purchase Book- Subject matter
- Statecraft; espionage; economics; diplomacy
- Culture / tradition
- India; Sanskrit political tradition
- Publication / composition
- Ancient India; layered text and dating debated
- Edition publication year
- 1992
- Historical figures
- Not specified
- Historical timeframe
- Modern Era (1800 CE–Present) · 1992 CE
No single reliable event period assigned; thematic, mythical, broad or unconfirmed subject. Timeline uses edition publication date 1992; no event timeframe assigned.