Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor
371 BC – 283 BC
Chanakya was an early Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and imperial adviser. He is traditionally recognized as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the early Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
