The Short Version
The figure of 375 BCE is not cited by any credible source in the evidence pool. The most authoritative references consistently place Chanakya's life at c. 350–275 BCE, with multiple sources converging on a birth year of approximately 350 BCE. While Chanakya did live in the broader 4th century BCE, "around 375 BCE" introduces a 25-year discrepancy from the scholarly consensus without any sourced basis, creating a misleading impression of accuracy.