Arthashastra
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By Kautilya
- Expended further by Vishnu
Gupta in 5th C AD
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Art of creating state
- How to strengthen it
- Administration
- Duties and responsibility
of king
- Methods to defeat an enemy
- Foreign policy
- Economic policy
- Society and economy of
Mauryan period
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- Civil administration
- Appointment based on merit
of not only competence but of Character also
- Hierarchy
- Tirtha
- Adhyaksha
- Mahamatya
- Amatya
- Duties and
responsibilities also described
- Socio-religious life
- All the 4 varnas allowed
to join military
- 8 forms of marriage
mentioned
- Provision of divorce in
special case
- 9 types of salves
- Crime against craftsmen
and artisans were highly punishable
- Forbade the
renunciation of worldly life without making arrangement for it
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