* Chanakya ( c. 350-c. 275 BCE ), author of Arthashastra, professor ( acharya ) of political science at the Takshashila University

Chanakya ( c. 350 – 283 BC ) wrote about assassinations in detail in his political treatise Arthashastra.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

* Chanakya ( c. 370 – 283 BCE ), the contemporary Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor, who managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta rise to power, act as a similar reformer in ancient India and he is widely credited for having played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire.

Chanakya ( c. 370 – 283 BCE ) was an Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor.

Chanakya ( c. 350-275 BC ) was a professor of political science at Takshashila University, and later the Prime Minister of emperor Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

The Manu Smriti ( 10. 63 ), Chanakya ’ s Arthashastra ( 1. 3. 13 ) and the Vasishtha Dharmasutra ( 4. 4 ) point out that ahimsa is a duty for all the four classes ( Varnas ) of society.

The oldest recorded census in India is thought to have occurred around 300 BCE during the reign of the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya under the leadership of Kautilya or Chanakya.

The ancient writings of Chinese and Indian military strategists such as Sun-Tzu and Chanakya contain information on deception and subversion.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra around 300BC in which various strategies, techniques and management theories were written which gives an account on the management of empires, economy and family.

In Arthashastra, Chanakya developed a viewpoint which recalls both the Legalists and Niccolò Machiavelli.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra, a treatise on political thought, economics and social order.

The Manusmriti, dated to about two centuries after the time of Chanakya is another important Indian political treatise.

* Chandragupta Maurya captures Magadha: Chandragupta, with the help Chanakya ( Kautilya ), who is also known as the Indian Machiavelli, destroyed the Nanda rulers of Magadha and established the Mauryan empire.

It is said that Chanakya met Chandragupta in the Vindhya forest, after being insulted by the Nanda king.

The principles of military strategy can be found as far back as 500 BC in the works of Sun Tzu and Chanakya.

Chandragupt Maurya, with the help of Chanakya, defeated the Magadha kings and the army of the Chandravanshi clan.

At the time of Alexander's invasion, Chanakya was a teacher in Takshasila.

Chanakya, however, planned to defeat the foreign invasion and sought help from other kings to unite and fight Alexander.

These techniques and strategies were employed by Chandragupta Maurya, who was a student of Chanakya, and later by Ashoka the Great ( 304-232 BC ).

Chanakyapuri, literally meaning " City of Chanakya ", is named for Chanakya, a third century BC Maurya advisor and prime minister.

* Chanakya ( 350-283 BC ), aka Vishnugupta, Indian advisor and prime minister to Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta

It is also said that Chandragupta was sent to Greece in Europe by Chanakya to receive military and war training.

Chanakya was authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra, contemporary with the Book of Lord Shang of Shang Yang, due to which he is considered as the pioneer of the field of economics and political science.

As a result, Shang Yang was called the " Chinese Machiavelli " while Chanakya the " Indian Machiavelli ". However, Chanakya was traditionally also identified as Kautilya or Vishnugupta.

The well-known Brahmin Chanakya was a Rajpurohit for Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan empire, who helped Chandragupta get a grip on the well-established Nanda Empire and prevent Alexander the Great from invading India.

Chozhiars hold the universal belief that Chanakya, the minister of Chandragupta Maurya was one of them.

NTR's original plan at that time was to make Chanakya Chandragupta with him in the role of Chanakya and Balakrishna in the role of Chandragupta.

The Maurya Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, with help from Chanakya, a Brahmin teacher at Takshashila.

According to several legends, Chanakya traveled to Magadha, a kingdom that was large and militarily powerful and feared by its neighbors, but was insulted by its king Dhana Nanda, of the Nanda Dynasty.

The Greek generals Eudemus, and Peithon, ruled until around 316 BCE, when Chandragupta Maurya ( with the help of Chanakya, who was now his advisor ) utterly defeated the Macedonians and consolidated the region under the control of his new seat of power in Magadha.

Chanakya contacted the prime minister, Rakshasas, and made him understand that his loyalty was to Magadha, not to the Magadha dynasty, insisting that he continue in office.

Hinduism was the major religion at the time of inception of the empire, Hindu priests and ministers used to be an important part of the emperor's court, e. g. Chanakya.

For example, Chanakya ( a. k. a. Vishnu Gupt ) was a devotee of Vishnu.

* Chanakya, or Kautilya, the master of statecraft, described by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru as Indian Machiavelli — he was the guru of Chandragupta Maurya and author of the ancient text on statecraft, Arthashashtra.

The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya, is one of the early Indian texts devoted to political philosophy.

Chanakya is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra.

As Chanakya wrote in his text Chanakya Niti, " Humbly bowing down before the almighty Lord Sri Vishnu, the Lord of the three worlds, I recite maxims of the science of political ethics ( niti ) selected from the various satras ( scriptures )"

Chanakya wrote in his text Chanakya Niti, " Humbly bowing down before the almighty Lord Sri Vishnu, the Lord of the three worlds, I recite maxims of the science of political ethics ( niti ) selected from the various satras ( scriptures )"

Takshashila is perhaps best known because of its association with Chanakya.

The famous treatise Arthashastra ( Sanskrit for The knowledge of Economics ) by Chanakya, is said to have been composed in Takshashila itself.

Originally a teacher at the ancient Takshashila University, Chanakya managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta's rise to power at a young age.