what were the most important duties of the king according to. the arthashastra
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The title "Arthashastra" is often translated to "the science of politics",[12][13] but the book Arthashastra has a broader scope.[14] It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.[15][16][17] The text incorporates Hindu philosophy,[18] includes ancient economic and cultural details on agriculture, mineralogy, mining and metals, animal husbandry, medicine, forests and wildlife.[19]
The Arthashastra explores issues of social welfare, the collective ethics that hold a society together, advising the king that in times and in areas devastated by famine, epidemic and such acts of nature, or by war, he should initiate public projects such as creating irrigation waterways and building forts around major strategic holdings and towns and exempt taxes on those affected.[20] The text was influential on other Hindu texts that followed, such as the sections on king,