Canberra, 9 December 2013 Vassal Kingdoms and Republican Tribes The concept of feudalism has been defined in various ways in different times and contexts and has connoted different meanings in diverse nations of the world. The understanding of feudalism in its various nuances are not pertinent to this discussion and therefore, the chapter is being […]
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FROM INDUS TO INDEPENDENCE: A TREK THROUGH INDIAN HISTORY: Part 11
Canberra, 20 May 2013 THE GLORY OF THE MAURYAS Section IV Kautilya and the Arthashastra Kautilya: A King’s Mentor Kautilya, also called Chanakya, is often maligned as a teacher of unethical and even immoral behaviour in statecraft by a number of historians, analysts and commentators. Perhaps no other assessment could be as biased and farther […]
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