[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c7.41 # The World of Courtesans c7.41 The World of Courtesans c7.41 - **Language:** English ### [c7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.41) According to Kautilya dancing girls and strumpets acted as spies and led the enemies of the state to their destruction by using various stratagems. The prostitutes, specially employed for this purpose, lured the marked characters to secret houses where they were either killed or put in chains. - [Previous: c7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.40) - [Next: c7.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.42) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c7.41) · Pramāṇa