Chandragupta

American  

[chuhn-druh-goop-tuh] / ˌtʃʌn drəˈgʊp tə /

noun

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

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Chandragupta British  

/ ˌtʃʌndrəˈɡʊptə /

noun

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

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Chandragupta

As revealed by the name he took, Chandragupta, the founder, emulated the Mauryans and its famous founder, Chandragupta Maurya.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

In the wake of Alexander came the first centralized Indian state, the Maurya Empire, their founder known as Sandrocottus to the Greeks, Chandragupta Maurya to the Indians.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2020

Chandragupta moved northwest, seizing all the land from Magadha to the Indus.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Following Kautilya’s advice, Chandragupta created a highly bureaucratic government.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Known to Greek historians as Sandrokottos, young Chandragupta had been in Alexander's camp on the Indus, and had even, it is said, offered his services to the Macedonian king.

From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol

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