Empires of China and India,350 BC to AD 600 - Phillipsburg School ...

Empires of China and India,350 BC to AD 600 - Phillipsburg School ... Empires of China and India,350 BC to AD 600 - Phillipsburg School ...

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Kautilya 350 BCAD600 • Chandragupta’s advisor. • Brahmin caste. • Wrote The Treatise on Material Gain or the Arthashastra .- statescraft • A guide for the king and his ministers: ‣ Supports royal power. ‣ The great evil in society is anarchy. ‣ Therefore, a single authority is needed to employ force when necessary!

350 BCAD600 Ashoka (304 – 232 BCE) • Religious conversion after the gruesome battle of Kalinga in 262 BCE. • Dedicated his life to Buddhism. • Built extensive roads. • Conflict how to balance Kautilya’s methods of keeping power and Buddha’s demands to become a selfless person? •Considered to be one of India’s greatest rulers

Kautilya<br />

<strong>350</strong> <strong>BC</strong> – <strong>AD</strong><strong>600</strong><br />

• Ch<strong>and</strong>ragupta’s advisor.<br />

• Brahmin caste.<br />

• Wrote The Treatise on Material Gain or<br />

the Arthashastra .- statescraft<br />

• A guide for the king <strong>and</strong> his ministers:<br />

‣ Supports royal power.<br />

‣ The great evil in society is anarchy.<br />

‣ Therefore, a single authority is<br />

needed <strong>to</strong> employ force when<br />

necessary!

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