HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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Shah Jahan.
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Chanakya Kautilya.
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Ashoka Maurya.
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Aurangzeb.
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Shah Ismail.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chanakya, who is also known to history as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, was the advisor to Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire in 321 BCE after defeating the Nanda dynasty and Alexander the Great’s ambassadors in northern India. The Arthashastra, written circa 320 BCE[1], was rediscovered in 1904 by R.
Detailed explanation-2: -Around 321 BCE, Chanakya assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and is widely credited for having played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire. Chanakya served as the chief advisor to both emperors Chandragupta and his son Bindusara.
Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru compared Chanakya to Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince”.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chanakya has been called the “Indian Machiavelli” because his writings have a political pragmatism similar to that seen in Machiavelli’s own work.
Detailed explanation-5: -Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, was the chief advisor to Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan empire.