Chandragupta Maurya
r. 324-301 B.C.
Indian emperor and founder of the Mauryan Empire (324-184 B.C.). Born a peasant, Chandragupta rose to overthrow the Nanda dynasty in the Magadha state of eastern In...
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Chandragupta Maurya (died ca. 298 BC) 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 ...
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