Chanakya (c.350-275 BC) was a professor of political science at the Takshashila University of ancient India, and later the Prime Minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
Chanakya (c.350-275 BC) is the earliest known economist, and is sometimes known as the Indian Machiavelli. He was a professor of political science at the Takshashila University of ancient India, and later the Prime Minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.