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Who among the following is also referred to as 'Indian Machiavelli'. (Machiavelli is very famous for his work 'Prince' which describes how a king/prince should govern his country etc. )

  1. Chanakya

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Susruta

  4. Chandragupta
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Chanakya is referred to as the 'Indian Machiavelli' because he wrote the Arthashastra, which like Machiavelli's 'The Prince', discusses statecraft, governance, and political strategy. Chanakya was the advisor to Chandragupta Maurya.

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