Kautilya

[[image:chandragupta_maurya_empire.gif align="left" caption="The extent of the Mauryan Empire which was based on Kautilya's political treatise"]]Kautilya
Kautilya was Chandragupta Maurya's chief minister. He wrote an important treatise known as the Arthashastra//.// The Arthashastra contained information on how to maintain power. Kautilya's ideas were the basis of how India was united under the rule of Chandragupta Maurya, which was the beginning of the Mauryan Dynasty of India. Link back to Unit 2 Terms Created by Joe Hampton on September 24, 2008. Edited by Hampton Webb on September 24, 2008. Edited by Allie Pinosky on September 24, 2008.