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Rediscovered circa 16th century Arthashastra manuscript in Grantha script from the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) which was found in 1905

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English: Rediscovered circa 16th century Arthashastra manuscript. The Arthashastra is a Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, political science, economic policy and military strategy whose author is traditionally attributed to Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya. The original work dates back to between the 4th century BCE according to some scholars. This particular manuscript was written in the Grantha script and is held at the Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore, Mysuru. The manuscript was rediscovered by Rudrapatna Shamasastry in 1905 amongst a heap of manuscripts. He subsequently published it in 1909.
Date circa 16th century
Source https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/postDetail.php?id=196174216674_10150343633981675
Author Unknown scribe

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