Chandragupta

[ chuhn-druh-goop-tuh ]

noun

1. Chandragupta Maurya, died 286? b.c., king of northern India 322?–298 b.c.: founder of the Maurya empire.

Chandragupta

/ ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə /

noun

1. Chandragupta?297 bcMIndianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc , ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)

Example Sentences

Seleucus, after a war with Chandragupta, determined to ally himself with the new power in India rather than to oppose it.

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About six years later Chandragupta died, leaving his empire to his son Bindusura.

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In the game of the boys, Chandragupta shows the vocation for which he is intended.

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Dhanananda was slain; and Chandragupta ascended the throne of Magadha.

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Chandragupta was defeated, and compelled to fly with Chanakya into the wilderness.

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