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Chandragupta Maurya[ a ] (350–295 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire, which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. [ 4 ] . He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. [ 5 ] .
Oct 30, 2024 · Chandragupta (died c. 297 bce, Shravanbelagola, India) was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty (reigned c. 321– c. 297 bce) and the first emperor to unify most of India under one administration. He is credited with saving the country from maladministration and freeing it from foreign domination.
Chandragupta Maurya is founder of the Mauryan dynasty. In the wake of the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, Chandragupta (or Chandragupta Maurya), conquered the Punjab region from the southeastern edges of Alexander’s former empire.
Aug 22, 2024 · Chandragupta Maurya (321 BCE-297 BCE) - Parishishtaparvan, written by Hemachandra, identifies Chandragupta as the grandson of the chief of the peacock tamers clan (mayura-poshakas).
Chandragupta Maurya, also known to the Greeks as Sandrakottos or Sandrokottos, was the founder and the first ruler of the Maurya Dynasty and is credited with establishing the first pan-Indian empire.
Feb 4, 2019 · Chandragupta Maurya (c. 321 - c. 297 BCE), known as Sandrakottos (or Sandrokottos) to the Greeks, was the founder of the Maurya Dynasty (4th-2nd century BCE) and is credited with the setting up of the first (nearly) pan-Indian empire.
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. He is credited with bringing together the small fragmented kingdoms of the country and combining them into a single large empire.
Jul 3, 2019 · Chandragupta Maurya (c. 340–c. 297 BCE) was an Indian emperor who founded the Maurya Empire, which rapidly expanded across much of India into modern-day Pakistan. Maurya did battle with Alexander the Great, who invaded the Indian kingdom in 326 BCE, and prevented the Macedonian king from conquering the far side of the Ganges.
Oct 29, 2024 · In the wake of the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce, Chandragupta (or Chandragupta Maurya), founder of the Mauryan dynasty, conquered the Punjab region from the southeastern edges of Alexander’s former empire. The Seleucids, a contending dynasty for Alexander’s legacy, attempted to advance into India in 305 bce.
Chandragupta Maurya (died ca. 298 B.C.) was the founder of the Maurya dynasty and the first historical emperor of India. According to the Puranic tradition, Chandragupta, also known as Sandracottus, was the illegitimate son of the last Nanda king of Magadha by the maid servant Mura, hence the name Maurya.
