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Adviser to Chandragupta and attributed author of the Arthashastra, Chanakya (Kautilya) set out a doctrine of a strong monarchical state, with espionage, a regulated economy, a standing army and the mandala theory of states, in which the neighbor is a potential rival.
Political axes
Chanakya leans further toward autocracy than 82% of the 560 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Representation is where Chanakya stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, Chanakya sits close to the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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System that unites free enterprise with strong protectionism and state direction, prioritizing industry, jobs, and national sovereignty over global free trade and unchecked foreign capital.
Nationalist and syndicalist current that rejects liberalism and Marxism, advocating national unity, corporatist organization of labor, authoritarian social justice, and popular mobilization around the state.
Current that preserves order, tradition, and hierarchy through a strong state, restricting freedoms and political participation in the name of social stability, morality, religion, and established authority.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian24%
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India's first great empire, the Maurya unified almost the whole subcontinent under Chandragupta, Bindusara and Ashoka, with centralized bureaucracy, espionage, a standing army and the Arthashastra, until Ashoka embraced Buddhism and nonviolence after Kalinga.
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