MAGNA CARTA AND CHANAKYA’S ARTHSHASTRA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v2i3.13Keywords:
Kautilya, Chanakya, Magna Carta, Arthashastra, Kingship, role of king, taxation, snaskrit manuscriptAbstract
During her visit to Senate Hall of Melbourne, the author happened to come across the content of MagnaCarta,in whichcontrolling tools for the supreme authority-kings were laid down. The author was surprised to notice the similaritybetween the rules laid down by Chanakya and the rules laid down in Magna Carta for the rulers of its era. The paperattempts to prove that Chanakya almost 1600 years before Magna Carta had already established the role of kingship andhis control on treasure of the king. There was a possibility that the fight between the Barons and the King John would not have taken place if they followed the rules of kingship, laid down by Chanakya in Arthshastra.
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