47.4% of matchups won
321 matchups
Elo 1521
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/09/26
mission: Foundation of Maurya Empire · Political strategy · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing48%
picked as helping wellbeing
265 matchups
46%
picked as hurting wellbeing
56 matchups
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Established Maurya Empire
- Authored Arthashastra
- Advised Chandragupta Maurya
- Instigated Nanda's downfall
- Created political strategies
Based on 321 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/26. Full rankings ·
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