Artha Shastra

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gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Indian treatise
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Arthashastra
gptkbp:author gptkb:Kautilya
gptkbp:contains gptkb:military_organization
urban planning
market regulation
economic policies
legal procedures
diplomatic strategies
advice on agriculture
advice on governance
advice on law enforcement
advice on taxation
advice on trade
detailed rules for rulers
methods of espionage
punishments and fines
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateWritten 4th century BCE
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:R._Shamasastry
1905
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:economic_policy
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:law
gptkb:public_administration
gptkb:war
agriculture
diplomacy
espionage
justice
taxation
trade
gptkbp:genre gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
manual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Artha Shastra
gptkbp:influenced Indian political thought
Mauryan Empire administration
gptkbp:influencedBy Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:preservedIn manuscripts
gptkbp:publicationYear 1915
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest works on governance
important source for ancient Indian history
gptkbp:structure 15 books
gptkbp:subject gptkb:military
economics
political science
statecraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shastras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5