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" A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first. "

~ Chanakya

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Arthashastra

La obra denominada Arthashastra es un tratado indio acerca de política, economía, estrategia militar, la función del estado y la organización social, atribuido al filósofo y primer ministro Kautilia, también conocido por el nombre de Chanakia Visnugupta, quien vivió entre los años 350 y 275 a.C. Kautilia resultó un elemento clave en el establecimiento del reino del gran rey Chadragupta Maurya, fundador del Imperio maurya, cuya existencia se extendió desde el 322 hasta el 185 a.C., y lo gobernó entre el 321 y el 297 a.C.

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Vishnugupta Chânakya

Vishnugupta Chânakya (c. 350-275 av. J.-C., également connu sous le nom de Kautilya) était premier ministre sous le règne de Chandragupta Maurya (r. d'environ 321 à environ 297 av. J.-C.), fondateur de l'empire maurya (322-185 av. J.-C.). Il est surtout connu comme l'auteur du traité politique Arthashâstra, qu'il écrivit comme un manuel d'instruction pour le jeune Chandragupta sur la façon de gouverner efficacement.

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[hinsaa-paramo-dharma]

My first step towards taking over the world.

[cyndaquillt]

I wanna read Arthashastra and liveblog it here mostly cause of personal motivation issues with reading such an expansive text but also to tell you guys about what kinda freak the guy who wrote it was

[hinduismuni]

Kautilya's Arthashastra: Timeless Leadership Principles | HUA

  Delve into the ancient text of Kautilya’s Arthashastra and discover how its principles, as elucidated by Radhakrishnan Pillai, transcend time to shape effective leadership today. This course centered on Chanakya’s Leadership Principles, bridges the gap between ancient wisdom and contemporary leadership challenges across diverse sectors. In this course, participants unearth profound insights from Kautilya’s Arthashastra, strategically interpreted by Radhakrishnan Pillai to suit the complexities of the modern world. By applying these age-old principles, learners gain a comprehensive understanding of adaptive leadership, harnessing strategic approaches to navigate intricate challenges in corporate, non-profit, and community landscapes. 

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You might be surprised to learn that the direct principles of modern management science were discovered in economics thousands of years ago.

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list of my community college work so far:

1. history of the world pre1500 "what defines civilization"

- i wrote a tedious thing on social reproduction basically with lots of marx and foucault and big words i dragged out just for fun. got a B+ because my professor hates my guts (assumption)

2. world geography "literally write about anything you fuckin want on the americas"

- i wrote a brief thing about mexico's role at bretton woods and the politics of silver. still ungraded bc that professor hates my guts (assumption)

3. history again "compare developments from two ancient civs and their lasting influence or not"

- i wrote a whole thing on the place of ancient greek, chinese, and indian authors in modern economic thought and basically got annoyed at schumpeter et al for ignoring kautilya. submitted it a couple hours ago and prepared to be told how stupid i am by my liberal professor that will continue to hate my guts (assumption)

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Ancient Indian Warfare

War was the chief means by which territory was annexed or rulers defeated in ancient India, which was divided into multiple kingdoms, republics and empires. Often one empire predominated or different empires co-existed. The Vedic literature (1500 – 1000 BCE), the two epics Ramayana and the Mahabharata (1000 - 600 BCE), Kautilya's Arthashastra (c. 4th century BCE) and Banabhatta's Harshacharita (c. 7th century CE), all key texts regarding warfare in ancient India, testify to this. Troops were recruited, trained and equipped by the state (maula). There were many communities and forest tribes (atavika) that were known for their military skills and prized as such. Such people lived by the profession of arms (ayudhjivi). Villages providing soldiers were called ayudhiya. Mercenaries (bhrita) also existed in large numbers as did corporate guilds of soldiers (shreni) and they were recruited whenever required.

Attitudes to Warfare

The king or emperor was supposed to be a great warrior, capable of vanquishing enemies on the battlefield and subduing their kingdoms. The idea of digvijaya (Sanskrit: “victorious campaign in all directions”) so that a ruler could become a chakravarti samrat (Sanskrit: “emperor whose chariot wheel rolls unobstructed”) was always emphasized. Religiously, the Hindus favoured war as a means of furthering royal ambition and even advocated the concept of dharma yuddha or “just war” to avenge injustices or claim one's justified right to the throne. Buddhism and Jainism, despite their advocacy of non-violence, also understood the role of war and warfare in the prevailing political system and especially for the defence of one's kingdom against invaders embarked on a digvijaya. The Buddha himself advised the minister of Magadha's king Ajatashatru (492 - 460 BCE) on how difficult it would be to conquer Vaishali. Alongside all his humanitarian work, the Mauryan emperor Ashoka (272-232 BCE) also did not disband his army but continued to maintain efficient means for the security of his people, which he considered as part of his duty as a Buddhist ruler looking after the welfare of his subjects. Throughout the ancient period, many of the most notable emperors, kings, warriors and even individual soldiers continued to be devout Jains.

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Empire Maurya

L'Empire maurya (322 av. J.-C. - 185 av. J.-C.) supplanta l'ancien royaume de Magadha et prit le pouvoir sur de vastes étendues de l'est et du nord de l'Inde. À son apogée, l'empire s'étendait sur une partie de l'Iran moderne et sur la quasi-totalité du sous-continent indien, à l'exception de la pointe sud de la péninsule. L'empire vit le jour lorsque Chandragupta Maurya combla le vide créé par le départ d'Alexandre de Macédoine des frontières occidentales de l'Inde. Chandragupta soumit les États frontaliers, recruta une armée, marcha sur le royaume de Magadha, tua son roi tyrannique, méprisé par la population, et monta sur le trône. Il fonda ainsi la dynastie maurya. Dans son ascension au pouvoir, il fut aidé et conseillé par son principal ministre Kautilya (également connu sous le nom de Chanakya), qui rédigea l'Arthashastra, un compendium sur la royauté et la gouvernance.

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Making a note that Kautilya's arthashastra wasn't a pioneering work of his time and that various schools of though on the working of a socio-economic state existed concurrently. Arthashastra mentions them in 112 places and Kautilya disagrees with them in several of these mentions. There are five different schools of thought mentioned :

Brihaspati

Ushanas

Prachetas

Manu

Ambhi

It is unclear in the text just yet where these schools of thoughts disagreed. But I feel that academic discourse in South Asian history is often overlooked outside of the modern academic ivory tower and it is so important to keep in mind that a text isn't the end-all be-all, its is simply one set of narrative on a limited number of topics. Kautilya/Chanakya wasn't a pioneer, he was simply lucky enough (or perhaps tactful enough) to survive as a name through the passage of time.

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Just a drabble. I tried to write the full story but it was soo long my lazy ass gave up halfway.

Anyway, I cannot stop imagining these scenes courtesy of the 3.2 Fabulous Fungi Frenzy event.

Warning: spoiler-ish, Alhaitham x traveler/reader

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An Attempt at Jealousy

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Alhaitham, for some reason, found himself at Port Ormos where he just so happens to bump into the traveler and Paimon.

The duo were registering for the beast tamer tournament headed by a very suspicious sponsor and an untrustworthy scholar.

Alhaitham warned them himself of this Kautilya's less than stellar reputation but he should've known the mora-loving Paimon would be tempted of the price money and drag the traveler to do her bidding.

The traveler truly loved indulging Paimon, Alhaitham thought as the traveler shot him a helpless glance.

Well, he better stick around to save the traveler from Paimon's shenanigans.

Of course, when asked why he was still there, Alhaitham smoothly informed them of his interest with the Wisdom Orb, since he had read once of a failed experiment that suspiciously enough had the same mechanism as this Wisdom Orb.

Should he think the traveler naive for accepting his reasoning without further questions? Hmm, perhaps they already had an inkling but let him be. They are, as Alhaitham observed, quite open-minded.

This personality was most probably the factor why the traveler remained in other nation's good graces, evidenced by the people who come from far and wide to observe the tournament greeting the traveler with such joy. Most notable was the Chief Editor from Inazuma, a Guuji Yae who talked with such familiarity with the traveler.

"And my, oh, my, I did not know you have another companion aside from Paimon, little one. Care to introduce us?"

"Ah, yes, this is Alhaitham, Grand Scribe of the Akademiya. Alhaitham, Guuji Yae, priestess of the Narukami Shrine."

"Oho, when did you become so formal, little one? Had your adventure in Sumeru erased our relationship? We are great friends aren't we?"

The traveler raised a brow at the sudden show of intimacy. Yae Miko curled her lips and siddled close to the traveler.

"Did you forget the times we shared at Inazuma?"

Alhaitham watched the exchange with eagle eyes. His input was not needed but it did not mean he was not allowed to observe.

He was calculating how far the fox would continue her little act.

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Oh shush, what a bore you are." Yae Miko rolled her eyes and then whispered, "is this because your lover is here?"

"Wha?" The traveler could not control the blush that bloomed in their face.

Yae Miko put a hand on her lips as her eyes squinted in delight. "Well, then, it seems my vacation was more exciting than I thought. See you later, little one."

She turned her back with a low chuckle. "And right, before I forget, the Yashiro Commissioner sends his regards. He is looking forward to your next visit. He sorely missed you, after all."

The traveler rubbed their temples. For some inexplicable reason, they felt Yae Miko's presence was more trouble than this tournament.

"Sorry about that, Miko can be weird at times."

"No need to apologize. I understand."

The traveler furrowed their brows. "Huh? Understand what?"

Alhaitham did not deign to reply. "We need to rest. Our investigation will start tomorrow."

"Um, Alhaitham?"

Yes. Alhaitham completely understood the logic of people who met and was accepted by the traveler.

The need to possess and have them all to themselves.

Really. No-brainer at all.

Since he too, Alhaitham discovered, was not immune to this desire.

Why else would he stay at Port Ormos, if not to win over the traveler to his side?

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That almost rolled into yandere territory lol and kindaa ooc, the end wasn't my best but alas at least I got this drabble outta my head

[her-penetrating-soul]

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions."

~Kautilya

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La guerra en la antigua India

La guerra era el medio principal por el cual se anexaban territorios o se derrotaba a los gobernantes en la antigua India, que estaba dividida en múltiples reinos, repúblicas e imperios. A menudo predominaba un imperio o coexistían diferentes imperios. La literatura védica (1500 - 1000 a.C.), las dos epopeyas Ramayana y el Mahabharata (1000 - 600 a.C.), Arthashastra de Kautilya (en torno al siglo IV a.C.) y Harshacharita de Banabhatta (en torno a siglo VII d.C.), todos ellos textos clave sobre la guerra en la antigua India, dan testimonio de ello. Las tropas eran reclutadas, entrenadas y equipadas por el estado (maula). Había muchas comunidades y tribus forestales (atavika) que eran conocidas por sus habilidades militares y apreciadas como tales. Estas personas vivían de la profesión de las armas (ayudhjivi). Las aldeas que proporcionaban soldados se llamaban ayudhiya. Los mercenarios (bhrita) también existían en grandes cantidades al igual que los gremios corporativos de soldados (shreni) y se reclutaban cuando era necesario.

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Kautilya (The Echo Project)