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Which of the following are elements of Kautilya’s Saptanga theory of the state ?

Amatya, Kosha and Janapada are three of the seven constituents of Kautilya's state. They refer respectively to ministers, the treasury, and the territory with its…

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Which of the following are elements of Kautilya’s Saptanga theory of the state ?

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Amatya, Kosha and Janapada are three of the seven constituents of Kautilya's state. They refer respectively to ministers, the treasury, and the territory with its population. The other constituents are the ruler, fort, armed force and ally; the other groups do not reproduce the conventional sevenfold classification.

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