Kautilya's approach was pragmatic, emphasizing the need for stability and integration in conquered regions by aligning with existing social institutions like dharma, varna, and ashrama systems.
In Kautilya's *Arthashashtra*, the con- querer king is expected to establish, in the conquered territories, a social order based on the
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