CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
Name: Chandragupta Maurya
Born: 340 BC
Died: 298 BC
Chandragupta Maurya , sometimes known simply as Chandragupta
(born c. 340 BCE, ruled c. 320 - 298 BCE), was the founder of
the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in bringing together most of the
Indian subcontinent. As a result, Chandragupta is considered the first unifier
of India and the first genuine emperor of India.In foreign Greek and Latin
accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrokuptos , Sandrokottos
or Androcottus.
Prior to Chandragupta's consolidation of power, small regional kingdoms
dominated the northwestern sub-continent, while the Nanda Empire dominated the
Gangetic plain. After Chandragupta's conquests, the Maurya Empire extended
from Bengal and Assam in the East, to Afghanistan and Balochistan in the West,
to Kashmir and Nepal in the North, and to the Deccan Plateau in the South.
His achievements, which ranged from defeating Alexander's Macedonian satrapies
and conquering the Nanda Empire by the time he was only about 20 years old, to
defeating Seleucus Nicator and establishing centralized rule throughout Southern
Asia, remain some of the most celebrated in Indian history. Over two thousand
years later, the accomplishments of Chandragupta and his successors, including
Ashoka the Great, are objects of great study in the annals of South Asian and
world history.
Name: Chandragupta Maurya
Born: 340 BC
Died: 298 BC
Chandragupta Maurya , sometimes known simply as Chandragupta
(born c. 340 BCE, ruled c. 320 - 298 BCE), was the founder of
the Maurya Empire. Chandragupta succeeded in bringing together most of the
Indian subcontinent. As a result, Chandragupta is considered the first unifier
of India and the first genuine emperor of India.In foreign Greek and Latin
accounts, Chandragupta is known as Sandrokuptos , Sandrokottos
or Androcottus.
Prior to Chandragupta's consolidation of power, small regional kingdoms
dominated the northwestern sub-continent, while the Nanda Empire dominated the
Gangetic plain. After Chandragupta's conquests, the Maurya Empire extended
from Bengal and Assam in the East, to Afghanistan and Balochistan in the West,
to Kashmir and Nepal in the North, and to the Deccan Plateau in the South.
His achievements, which ranged from defeating Alexander's Macedonian satrapies
and conquering the Nanda Empire by the time he was only about 20 years old, to
defeating Seleucus Nicator and establishing centralized rule throughout Southern
Asia, remain some of the most celebrated in Indian history. Over two thousand
years later, the accomplishments of Chandragupta and his successors, including
Ashoka the Great, are objects of great study in the annals of South Asian and
world history.