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Chandragupta Maurya

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Chandragupta Maurya

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Also known as Sandracottos, Androkottos, Chandragupta

founder of the Maurya Empire (350–295 BCE)

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Chandragupta Maurya was an ancient Indian ruler who founded the Maurya Empire around 350 BCE, establishing one of the largest and most powerful kingdoms in early Indian history. His empire mattered because it unified much of the Indian subcontinent under a single rule and laid the foundation for later achievements in administration, culture, and influence that would shape South Asian civilization.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Maurya empire
Place of birth
Pataliputra
Place of death
Shravanabelagola
Child
Bindusara
Occupation
sovereign
Educated at
Taxila
Religion
Jainism
Family
Maurya dynasty
Student of
Bhadrabahu
Conflict
Seleucid–Mauryan War
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Chandragupt maurya Birla mandir 6 dec 2009 (31) (cropped).JPG
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
date of birth
0340-00-00
date of death
0297-00-00
manner of death
Suicide
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Possible extent of Nanda Empire, c. 325 BCE. There are no contemporary records of Chandragupta's military conquests and the reach of his empire. The extent is deduced from Greek and Roman historians and religious Indian texts, all written centuries after his death. Based on these, Chandragupta's empire was extensive, here conceptualized at c. 303 BCE as a network of core areas and trade- and communication-networks. Traditional representation of extent of Chandragupta Maurya's empire c. 303 BCE, as a solid mass of territory. Some maps include all of Gedrosia, e.g., south-east Iran.

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