[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c11.43 # War in Ancient India c11.43 War in Ancient India c11.43 - **Language:** English ### [c11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.43) In the foregoing texts there is a very important term, \*upadhā\*. The term \*upadhā\* anticipates the diplomatic code of Kauṭalya. The theory has been propounded that Kauṭalya is a close follower of the school of Kaṇika and that his principles are Machiavellian.¹⁶ - [Previous: c11.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.42) - [Next: c11.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.44) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.43) · Pramāṇa