According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? 1. A person could be a slave as a…
According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct? 1. A person could be a slave as a result of a judicial punishment. 2. If a female slave bore her master a son, she was legally free. 3. If a son born to a female slave was fathered by her master, the son was entitled to the legal status of the master's son. Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Solution
Kautilya allowed bearing a child by master to free the female slave and conferred filial rights on the son. Slavery as judicial punishment is not described in Arthashastra (1 incorrect); 2 and 3 are correct.