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Who authored the Arthashastra, and what other names was he known by?

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1Chandragupta Maurya (Maurya)
2Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta)✓
3Megasthenes (Ambassador)
4Vishakhadatta (Mudrarakshasa)

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Kautilya (Chanakya/Vishnugupta)

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