Chanakya, according to legendary narratives preserved in various traditions dating from the 4th to 11th century CE, was a Brahmin who assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and the establishment of the Maurya Empire. According to these narratives, Chanakya served as the chief adviser and prime minister to both emperors Chandragupta Maurya and his son Bindusara. 375 BC – 283 BC; died at about 92. Alive at the same time as Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Euclid, Apelles, and Plato. Wiki link