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Chanakya was a Brahmin who, according to legendary accounts from the 4th to 11th century CE, helped the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta gain power and establish the Maurya Empire, and then served as chief adviser and prime minister to both Chandragupta and his son Bindusara. His story matters because it has been preserved across multiple historical traditions and illustrates the influential political and advisory role played by intellectuals in ancient Indian empire-building.
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Chanakya
- Person.image
- Chanakya artistic depiction.jpg
- Person.caption
- Chanakya as depicted on the cover of R. Shamasastry's 1915 translation of Arthashastra
- Person.birth_place
- Chanaka village in Golla region, South India (Jain legends);or in Takshashila (Buddhist legends)
- Person.death_place
- Pataliputra, Maurya Empire
- Person.occupation
- Political advisor, prime minister
- Person.era
- 4th century BC–3rd century BCE
- Person.known_for
- Prominent role in the foundation of the Maurya Empire
- Person.relatives
- Chanaka (father)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Taxila
- Place of death
- Patna
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- professor
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Arthashastra
- Image
- Chanakya artistic depiction.jpg
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- date of death
- 0283-00-00
- student
- Bindusara
- date of birth
- 0375-00-00
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- nickname
- Indian Machiavelli
- birth name
- विष्णुगुप्त
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Chanakya
- quotation or excerpt
- The area extending from the Himalayas in the north to the sea and a thousand yojanas wide from east to west is the area of operation of the King-Emperor.
- floruit
- 0400-00-00
- writing language
- Sanskrit
- P13311
- Olinda
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