Chandragupta Maurya [d] (reigned c. 320 BCE [e] – c. 298 BCE) [f] was the founder of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar). His rise to power began in the period of unrest and local warfare that arose after Alexander the Great 's Indian campaign and early death in 323 BCE, although the exact chronology and sequence of events ...

Through military conquests and diplomatic treaties, Chandragupta Maurya defeated the Nanda dynasty and extended his suzerainty as far westward as Afghanistan below the Hindu Kush and as far south as the northern Deccan; [k] however, beyond the core Magadha area, the prevailing levels of technology and infrastructure limited how deeply his rule c...

2025年1月14日 · 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.

2024年12月31日 · Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire (ca. 320 BCE – 185 BCE), transformed Indian history by unifying vast regions under centralized rule. Emerging from uncertain origins, he overthrew the Nanda dynasty in Magadha with the guidance of …

Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire in 321 BCE, establishing the first large, centralized state in India. He overthrew the Nanda Dynasty with the help of his mentor and advisor, Chanakya (Kautilya). Chanakya authored the Arthashastra, a treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy.

According to to PBS “In 320 B.C., the Nanda dynasty was overthrown by an officer in its army, Chandragupta Maurya (c. 320-298 B.C.), and thus began the Mauryan Empire. By around 300 B.C., Chandragupta's empire included India south of the Hindu Kush and most of northern India as far south as the Narmada River.

2019年2月4日 · 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 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.

2018年6月26日 · Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan Empire dominated ancient India from 322 BCE to 187 BCE. It became one of the largest empires of its time. The capital city of the empire was at Pataliputra (now Patna,) and the empire extended across Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic Plan towards the east.

Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BCE when he conquered the kingdom of Magadha and the northwestern Macedonian satrapies. Understand the history and significance of the Maurya Empire.