According to the Arthasastra

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to the Arthasastra,

• A) the king was required to rule solely in a despotic manner.
• B) the king must choose practical politics over sacred law when the two are in conflict.
• C) the king must embrace egalitarian use of political power in the society.
• D) the peasants should be given a limited form of self-rule.
• E) the rulers were to be morally flawless.

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