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Chandragupta

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya) , fl. c.321 BC-c.298 BC, Indian emperor, founder of the Maurya dynasty and grandfather of Asoka . He conquered the Magadha kingdom (in modern Bihar and Jharkhand) and eventually controlled all India N of the Vindhya Hills. In c.305, Chandragupta, with a huge army, defeated Seleucus I (Nicator) who had invaded NW India in an attempt to regain Alexander the Great's Indian provinces. Seleucus had to yield parts of Afghanistan to Chandragupta, and some sort of marriage alliance followed. From Megasthenes, a Seleucid envoy at the court of Chandragupta,... Read more
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya (died ca. 298 B.C.) was the founder of the Maurya dynasty...historical emperor of India. According to the Puranic tradition, Chandragupta, also known as Sandracottus, was the illegitimate son of the... Read more
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya ( c. 325–297 BC) Indian emperor. He founded the Mauryan empire, the first empire in India to extend over most of... Read more

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