If a chief among the neighbouring kings seems to give trouble, the minister may invite him, saying "come here and I shall make thee king," and then put him to death. —Kautilya, in the Arthaśāstra, 5.6:16
If a chief among the neighbouring kings seems to give trouble, the minister may invite him, saying "come here and I shall make thee king," and then put him to death.
—Kautilya, in the Arthaśāstra, 5.6:16
