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title: Kautilya
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2137/kautilya/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kautilya
_Authored by Unknown_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2137.jpg)
## Image Caption
An artist's impression of Kautilya, the 4th to 3rd century BCE Indian statesman and philosopher. From a cover of a 1915 CE edition of the '[Arthashastra](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arthashastra/)' translated by Rudrapatnam Shamasastry.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unknown. (2013, November 03). Kautilya. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Unknown. "Kautilya." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 03, 2013. .
### MLA
Unknown. "Kautilya." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Nov 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chanakya_artistic_depiction.jpg) by [**Unknown**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chanakya_artistic_depiction.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 03 November 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.