Chanakya Kautilya
374 BC–282 BC
Ancient Indian teacher and strategist who authored the foundational manual on political economy.
writer · teacher · politician
Born in Taxila
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as Chanakya Kautilya:
- Aristotle (383 BC–321 BC)
- Plato (428 BC–348 BC)
- Alexander the Great (355 BC–322 BC)
- Euclid (333 BC–284 BC)
- Ashoka (303 BC–231 BC)
- Epicurus (341 BC–269 BC)
- Xenophon (430 BC–353 BC)
- Diogenes of Sinope (399 BC–322 BC)