c. 400 BC–c. 300 AD
Arthashastra textual tradition
Law & constitutions · Administración, fiscalidad y procedimiento
The Arthashastra’s composition and layering are dated broadly from the fourth century BCE to the third century CE. The treatise examines government, administration, taxation, and procedure; it cannot safely be assigned to one person, date, or policy actually applied.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: duration of a process.
Sources
- ageconsearch.umn.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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